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It's really smart. It's a document database, so they call it DocumentDB. It's better than calling it something like Dolphin and then explaining that it's a docu
by programminggeek 12y ago
It's really smart. It's a document database, so they call it DocumentDB. It's better than calling it something like Dolphin and then explaining that it's a document database. Simple and clear is a good thing.
- allegory 12y agoErr, Apple: Airport, Bootcamp, Safari, Time Machine, FaceTime, Grand Central Dispatch, QuickTime... and I won't even start on the open source side of things...
- talles 12y agoBut it's also kinda selfish don't you think?
- bdcravens 12y agoNo more than AWS's SimpleDB.
- tomsthumb 12y ago"Microsoft has DocumentDB service now." "Oh cool, which document database is it? MongoDB? CouchDB? Cassandra?" "It's DocumentDB!" "...."
- jaredmcateer 12y agoJust like trying to get help around libraries of Prototype or Async in regards to Javascript. 90% of the results (I'm exagerating) are jQuery
- tdicola 12y agoWouldn't have surprised me to see it called something like Microsoft NoSQL Database Cloud Edition for Agile Developers Powered By JavaScript 2014.
- cledet 12y agoThey haven't done this for a while.