Important features of MongoDB
- MongoDB allows every single field to index successfully and you can add secondary index comfortably.
- MongoDB offers a load-balancing feature with the concept of sharding. You can choose a shard key (shard key determines how data is distributed) and distribute your data among multiple shards. You can run it on multiple databases and balance the load as per your requirement.
- MongoDB can be effectively used for file storing with other features such as data replication and load balancing.
MongoDB falls under the category of NoSQL databases and makes data integration simple and efficient. If you are planning to use it on web applications and website, here are some excellent books to get started on MongoDB.
MongoDB in Action
(By: Kyle Banker )
If you are a web developer with a basic knowledge of Ruby and Javascript, this is the right book for you. This book starts with a basic understanding of MongoDB and explains its differentiating factors over other relational databases.
You can get an idea of its features and best applications to use it. The book will explain installing the database and using it with Ruby driver. There are some examples to write simple web applications as well. In the following sections, you will learn to use it with document-oriented data models and efficient programming practices.
MongoDB: The Definitive Guide
(By: Kristina Chodorow )
This book takes you from the basic introduction of MongoDB to advanced programming concepts. It covers all the major notions including schema design, replication, server administration, and sharding.
The book uses easy to understand examples for a better understanding of the concepts. It suits the requirement of any web developer who is trying to get started with MongoDB. However, this book is not suitable for all the drivers used for different languages in MongoDB.
Scaling MongoDB
(By: Kristina Chodorow )
Scaling MongoDB is a book for advanced and intermediate level web developers. You can learn to use MongoDB clusters for storing huge amount of data in your web applications. It is purposed for document-oriented database models and web applications.
The book starts with basic concepts of MongoDB including sharding, clustering, replication and load balancing. The book offers content that allows running a test cluster project within an hour, provided you have some knowledge of web development. This book is sufficient to understand the concepts of MongoDB and design the architecture of your web application efficiently.
50 Tips and Tricks for MongoDB Developers
(By: Kristina Chodorow )
Most of the web developers find it easy to start with MongoDB until they run into complex architectural issues such as best techniques to handle replica failure. This book is designed for web developers who are trying to make it to the next level of MongoDB development.
t offers tips like data duplication for better speed and tips to reference data effectively to maintain the integrity of documents. It is indeed a complete guide offering tips for smart usage of MongoDB for document-based storage systems. If you are planning to get into efficient web development, this is undoubtedly the best book in the market.
MongoDB Applied Design Patterns
(By: Rick Copeland )
MongoDB was designed to solve business problems, which were not effectively answered in other relational databases. This book is designed to use MongoDB effectively for a web application or an enterprise-level application. It is best for major projects such as e-commerce, operational intelligence, social networking apps, content management, and online gaming applications. The main idea behind this book is to help web developers in using MongoDB effectively and optimize the performance of an application with this database. You can get to the point of explanations and examples in this book. In a nutshell, it’s an excellent book for advanced level MongoDB programmers.
MongoDB has revolutionized the way NoSQL databases were used earlier. It can help to build faster, efficient and simpler applications with all the features of applications prepared on other databases. The plus point with MongoDB is its document handling capability and custom features for commercial development. If you are planning to start with complex web applications with MongoDB, these books offer the right guidance to start your development career.
Article Updates
- Updated in April 2019 – Updated introduction section, fixed minor text and updated links.