MongoDB and the Wonders of NoSQL

Introduction to MongoDB

Objectives:

• Understand what NoSQL is and what is accomplishes
• Compare NoSQL to traditional SQL and understand each other's pros/cons
• Install MongoDB on your system
• Import JSON as a MongoDB into a database as collection
• Use the Mongo console to interact with data

Mongo + Node

Objectives:

• Use Mongod to run a MongoDB server
• Use the Mongoose ORM to connect to MongoDB
• Define Models as Schemas in MongoDB
• Connect your Models to a Node application

Mongo CRUD

Objectives:

• Use a Model to create an entry in a collection
• Use a Model to query a collection
• Use a Model to update an entry in a collection
• Use a Model to destroy an entry in a collection

Code Examples

• https://github.com/ga-chicago/playing_with_mongo
• https://github.com/ga-chicago/my_first_node_api