Hour 8. Persisting Data
What You’ll Learn in This Hour:
• Read data from a file
• Write data to a file
• Read environment variables
• Store data with MongoDB
• Create a CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) application with Express and MongoDB
What Is Persistent Data?
In web applications, the term persistent data refers to data that is saved somewhere and can be used by the application at a point in the future.
Examples of persistent data include
• Items in a shopping cart
• A user’s account details
• Order history
• Credit card details
There are many ways that this data can be stored:
• On a hard disk or flash drive
• In the memory of a computer
• In a database
• In a cookie or session
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