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. This book will help you: With this book, you will:
Understand the basics of document-based storage and manipulation
Model data as self-contained JSON documents
Manage basic document CRUD
Handle evolving data naturally
Query and aggregate data in CouchDB, using MapReduce views
Replicate data between nodes
Carry out deployment tuning for performance and reliability
This is the only book available on CouchDB, and although it's still in progress, you can get going with this technology through our Rough Cuts edition, which lets you read the manuscript as it evolves, either online or via PDF.
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