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All of these replies are for Mongo's product 5+ years ago. MongoDB has changed A LOT since then. Has anyone used MongoDB IN THE PAST 2 YEARS?

romanovcode 6y ago
Mongo is the PHP of databases. Just because it did change doesn't mean people want to use it.
lazersharkman 6y ago
Why would you? The philosphy is the same even if you have better locking. It hasn't changed substantially. The only time you get schemas even are when you use it with like BI connectors. And that's just an accomodation.
kryptiskt 6y ago
No, it's not open source anymore. Why use it when there are a multitude of fine and free databases available?
sbilstein 6y ago
still lacks referential integrity and...i can't think of any primary store model that doesn't benefit from referential integrity.
ken 6y ago
I think the saying goes: fool me once, shame on you; fool me for like 7 or 8 years in a row, shame on me. At this point, if MongoDB could turn on a dime from being an unreliable system to a robust one, that would be the most remarkable part of this story, because I've never seen that happen with any engineering organization. It's rare that engineering departments can significantly improve their quality culture, and it's never fast. Microsoft Windows went from crashing (for me) >=3 times a day to crashing almost never, and it took them over 10 years -- and replacing their kernel twice. I've seen nothing from MongoDB to make me believe they even realize the problem, much less are on their way to solving it. In the lifetime of a database, 2 years is nothing. And it's always easier for quality to slip than to improve. If they turned it all around since I last touched MongoDB, good for them, but they've burned through all their trust, and it's going to take a lot longer than that to earn it back.
- ncmncm 6y ago
  I worked there. They realize the problem, and are smart enough to fix it. Their problem is that the customer base they have doesn't want the solution.

romanovcode 6y ago

Mongo is the PHP of databases. Just because it did change doesn't mean people want to use it.

lazersharkman 6y ago

Why would you? The philosphy is the same even if you have better locking. It hasn't changed substantially. The only time you get schemas even are when you use it with like BI connectors. And that's just an accomodation.

kryptiskt 6y ago

No, it's not open source anymore. Why use it when there are a multitude of fine and free databases available?

sbilstein 6y ago

still lacks referential integrity and...i can't think of any primary store model that doesn't benefit from referential integrity.

ken 6y ago

I think the saying goes: fool me once, shame on you; fool me for like 7 or 8 years in a row, shame on me. At this point, if MongoDB could turn on a dime from being an unreliable system to a robust one, that would be the most remarkable part of this story, because I've never seen that happen with any engineering organization. It's rare that engineering departments can significantly improve their quality culture, and it's never fast. Microsoft Windows went from crashing (for me) >=3 times a day to crashing almost never, and it took them over 10 years -- and replacing their kernel twice. I've seen nothing from MongoDB to make me believe they even realize the problem, much less are on their way to solving it. In the lifetime of a database, 2 years is nothing. And it's always easier for quality to slip than to improve. If they turned it all around since I last touched MongoDB, good for them, but they've burned through all their trust, and it's going to take a lot longer than that to earn it back.

ncmncm 6y ago
I worked there. They realize the problem, and are smart enough to fix it. Their problem is that the customer base they have doesn't want the solution.