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CouchDB

by J. Chris Anderson, Jan Lehnardt, Noah Slater · first published 2010

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This book introduces you to Apache CouchDB, a document-oriented database that offers a different way to model your data. CouchDB is a schema-free database, designed to work with applications that handle document-based information such as contacts, invoices, and receipts. In CouchDB: The Definitive Guide , three of the core developers gently explain how to work with CouchDB, using clear and practical scenarios. Each chapter showcases key features, such as simple document CRUD (create, read, updated, delete), advanced MapReduce, and deployment tuning for performance and reliability. With this bo

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  • pokstad · Sep 21, 2016 · Recommends

    That was a great book that got me into CouchDB. I think the original authors of that book, primarily Damien Katz and J. Chris Anderson, left for Couchbase. Today's CouchDB has different motives than the one that book was written for. Couch Apps are…

    on “CouchDB 2.0” ↗
  • gtani · Jan 2, 2010 · Mentions

    …haskell: Real World. content freely available online. ---------------------------- NoSQL, kvstore, docstore, mapreduce: -- Hadoop: Oreilly (White) and Apress (Venner) look good at first glance -- couchdb: freely avail draft by Anderson, Slater Lehnardt --------------------------------- Messaging queues and brokers: AMQP, rabbit, XMPP, ejabberd: - no books / drafts, PDF beta books I'm aware of

    on “Ask HN: Great programming books you read in 2009?” ↗
  • Jnwinter · Apr 14, 2010 · Mentions

    In this free O'Reilly webcast on April 21 Chris Anderson, the co-author of "CouchDB: The Definitive Guide," will provide a technical overview of CouchDB and will describe some of CouchDB's production use cases. Chris promises plenty of time for audience-driven questions and answers.…

    on “Register for free O'Reilly webinar "Introduction to Apache CouchDB"” ↗

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