Chapter 10Alternatives to Mongo
MongoDB is a fantastic technology, but it is far from being the only option when it comes to adding a data store to your applications. There are a number of NoSQL alternatives such as Redis, CouchDB, and Cassandra. Alternatively, you could turn to a relational database management system such as MySQL, Oracle, or SQL Server. Using a relational database will require you to understand SQL, but picking up the basics of SQL is relatively easy. This chapter explores MySQL as a free, relational alternative to MongoDB. Technically, this deviates from the MEAN stack, but we feel strongly about exploring popular and viable alternatives.
Relational Databases and SQL
Relational databases are still hugely popular, despite the ...
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