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It was very easy to setup, the web interface looks like a wonder, has joins and now realtime push and cluster management? I'm giving this a try! Why don't all t

It was very easy to setup, the web interface looks like a wonder, has joins and now realtime push and cluster management? I'm giving this a try! Why don't all the databases come with such beautiful web interfaces?

bstar77 12y ago
I feel these interfaces can be a bit of a crutch, I'd much rather have users interfacing with an API than manipulating the DB directly.
- habitue 12y ago
  That's exactly why we added the administration api to our query language in this release. Previously we had some command line tools that were really a pain. Now you can start development using the webui, and then shift to scripting massive deployments once you get there
hckr1292 12y ago
My thoughts precisely! I also love that official driver for js is a join to use, unlike mongodb...
meowface 12y ago
RethinkDB is awesome, but to my understanding it's one of the slowest document stores out there right now. That's one reason why it hasn't seen very widespread adoption yet. For smaller projects it's not a problem, but for large projects databases can often be a major bottleneck.
- coffeemug 12y ago
  RethinkDB performance has improved dramatically in the last year. We'll be posting benchmarks for the 2.0 release, which should dispel any performance concerns.
  - meowface 12y ago
    That's great. I'd love to see you guys completely replace the MongoDBs of the world. Once you eventually reach MongoDB's performance across the important areas, switching would be a no brainer for me, and probably for many others.
    - moe 12y ago
      Please just make sure that data safety in RethinkDB always takes precedence over performance. The last thing we need is another MongoDB that can not be trusted with anything valuable.
      - vskarine 12y ago
        Try TokuMX (MongoDB on steroids with ACID transactions) http://www.tokutek.com/tokumx-for-mongodb/ http://www.tokutek.com/tokumx-for-mongodb/
        moe 12y ago
        You don't fix MongoDB and all its data destroying habits (as documented by aphyr and a dozen blog posts) by replacing the index. It's rotten from the core, poorly designed on every layer, and has caused many companies great grief. I wouldn't touch it or any of it's descendants with a 10 foot pole.
        vskarine 12y ago
        You should do more research on TokuMX. They didn't just replace index, they rewrote a lot of the core.
      - coffeemug 12y ago
        RethinkDB CEO here. Don't worry. During early stages of ReQL design I suggested string representation for commands (that start with the dollar sign) and the engineering team kicked me out of the room because that would have opened RethinkDB up to injection attacks. If I suggest something like write durability off by default (or something of the sort) I'll have a full mutiny on my hands. We're systems people. You won't get another Mongo.
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stephenr 12y ago
> Why don't all the databases come with such beautiful web interfaces? http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B8pwdcYCIAA4xUC.jpg http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B8pwdcYCIAA4xUC.jpg

bstar77 12y ago

I feel these interfaces can be a bit of a crutch, I'd much rather have users interfacing with an API than manipulating the DB directly.

habitue 12y ago
That's exactly why we added the administration api to our query language in this release. Previously we had some command line tools that were really a pain. Now you can start development using the webui, and then shift to scripting massive deployments once you get there

hckr1292 12y ago

My thoughts precisely! I also love that official driver for js is a join to use, unlike mongodb...

meowface 12y ago

RethinkDB is awesome, but to my understanding it's one of the slowest document stores out there right now. That's one reason why it hasn't seen very widespread adoption yet. For smaller projects it's not a problem, but for large projects databases can often be a major bottleneck.

coffeemug 12y ago
RethinkDB performance has improved dramatically in the last year. We'll be posting benchmarks for the 2.0 release, which should dispel any performance concerns.
- meowface 12y ago
  That's great. I'd love to see you guys completely replace the MongoDBs of the world. Once you eventually reach MongoDB's performance across the important areas, switching would be a no brainer for me, and probably for many others.
  - moe 12y ago
    Please just make sure that data safety in RethinkDB always takes precedence over performance. The last thing we need is another MongoDB that can not be trusted with anything valuable.
    - vskarine 12y ago
      Try TokuMX (MongoDB on steroids with ACID transactions) http://www.tokutek.com/tokumx-for-mongodb/ http://www.tokutek.com/tokumx-for-mongodb/
      - moe 12y ago
        You don't fix MongoDB and all its data destroying habits (as documented by aphyr and a dozen blog posts) by replacing the index. It's rotten from the core, poorly designed on every layer, and has caused many companies great grief. I wouldn't touch it or any of it's descendants with a 10 foot pole.
        vskarine 12y ago
        You should do more research on TokuMX. They didn't just replace index, they rewrote a lot of the core.
    - coffeemug 12y ago
      RethinkDB CEO here. Don't worry. During early stages of ReQL design I suggested string representation for commands (that start with the dollar sign) and the engineering team kicked me out of the room because that would have opened RethinkDB up to injection attacks. If I suggest something like write durability off by default (or something of the sort) I'll have a full mutiny on my hands. We're systems people. You won't get another Mongo.
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stephenr 12y ago

> Why don't all the databases come with such beautiful web interfaces? http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B8pwdcYCIAA4xUC.jpg http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B8pwdcYCIAA4xUC.jpg