A very brave decision to make, especially given the growth MongoDB is experiencing at the moment. With that said I would like to add that as an early adopter o

A very brave decision to make, especially given the growth MongoDB is experiencing at the moment. With that said I would like to add that as an early adopter of the technology (read; most of our company's software is built with MongoDB as the storage tier) I'm less than impressed with the technical leadership shown there. In other words, I'm not overly familiar with Dev Ittycheria and I'm sure he's a capable replacement for Max Schireson but what they really need is a new technical leadership. There are some properly questionable technical decisions being made or postponed that damage the reputation, maturity and usability of their tech.