> 3. MongoDB is the de facto choice for NoSQL applications The point of "NoSQL" systems are to use the most appropriate solution for the problem instead of a o

> 3. MongoDB is the de facto choice for NoSQL applications The point of "NoSQL" systems are to use the most appropriate solution for the problem instead of a one-size-fits-all solution, which was the tradition when relational systems were the only choice. The notion of a "de facto choice" at all seems to be the biggest mistake nearly everyone makes when evaluating such systems these days. People are so focused on evaluating the available systems that they forget the most important step: to analyse their own problem domain.