According to Wikipedia:
MongoDB (from humongous) is a cross-platform document-oriented database. Classified as a NoSQL database, MongoDB eschews the traditional table-based relational database structure in favor of JSON-like documents with dynamic schemas (MongoDB calls the format BSON), making the integration of data in certain types of applications easier and faster. Released under a combination of the GNU Affero General Public License and the Apache License, MongoDB is free and open-source software.
Even though the objective of the chapter is not to explore the architecture of MongoDB in depth we are however going to explain the points that justify the use of MongoDB.
Along with ease of use, MongoDB is recognized for the following advantages:
- Schema-less design: Unlike traditional relational databases, which require the data to fit its...