3 ms·
I'm actually very bullish on MongoDB. While the article and significant sentiment in threads suggest a push off MongoDB toward PostgreSQL, I do think MongoDB h
by dangtony98 3y ago
I'm actually very bullish on MongoDB.
While the article and significant sentiment in threads suggest a push off MongoDB toward PostgreSQL, I do think MongoDB has its own place in the stack and that it won't be obsoleted. I've personally had many pleasant experiences working with it in past projects.
Regarding business metrics, I may have a slight bias coming from the startup world but we often value revenue the most, especially in the earlier stages of a company; we can reduce costs and perform various optimizations in the future but what stays at the foundation is whether or not there is strong product market fit such that more customers keep coming in and coming back to use the underlying product — I would say MongoDB's current growth trajectory is in line with that.
I'm hopeful overall that they can turn profitable (maybe not this year or next but eventually so).
- smt88 3y agoHN should be full of Mongo's users and advocates, and yet this site loathes it. That by itself is a sign that it's a zombie. The reason we don't just look at revenue is that you can "buy" revenue with ads and sales teams. But if that revenue growth costs more than it pays because your customers aren't sticky, then your business doesn't work. You can't apply startup principles to this large, aging public company.
- mushi 3y ago“This site” loved ReThinkDB. How is it doing?