Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Part 1
Getting started
This part of the topic provides a broad, practical introduction to MongoDB.
It also introduces the JavaScript shell and the Ruby driver, both of which are
used in examples throughout the topic.
In chapter 1, we'll look at MongoDB's history, design goals, and application
use cases. We'll also see what makes MongoDB unique as we contrast it with
other databases emerging in the “NoSQL” space.
In chapter 2, you'll become conversant in the language of MongoDB's shell.
You'll learn the basics of MongoDB's query language, and you'll practice by cre-
ating, querying, updating, and deleting documents. We'll round out the chapter
with some advanced shell tricks and MongoDB commands.
Chapter 3 introduces the MongoDB drivers and MongoDB's data format,
BSON
. Here you'll learn how to talk to the database through the Ruby program-
ming language, and you'll build a simple application in Ruby demonstrating
MongoDB's flexibility and query power.
