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MongoDB Guide - Getting Started

Douglas Minnaar on March 13, 2018

Summary In this guide, I am going to cover the essentials in terms of getting up and running with MongoDB. The best way to start learnin...
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Antonio • Edited

I am new with MongoDb and i can say it's pretty easy to use it, especially with node js. NoSQL databases can offer a lot, of course if your tasks don't require strict schemas. Thank you for the nice introduction to mongo, it was helpful.

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Douglas Minnaar

I'm glad you found it helpful. I highly recommend MongoDB University if you're just starting out. In fact, I recommend it to anyone. I've done a few of the courses in preparation for the MongoDB certification exams but still learned quite a bit even though I have some experience. I actively use MongoDB using C#, Python, and Javascript. I tend to work directly with the MongoDB drivers. However, if you're using Javascript be sure to investigate Mongoose as an abstraction of the MongoDB drivers. With regards to NoSQL databases, they do offer a lot when applied to an appropriate architecture. Be sure to check out Couchbase too.

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Amine

great post, it says you develop sport betting systems, do you need a good knowledge of probability and statistics to do that ?

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Douglas Minnaar

I'm glad you liked post. With regards to sport betting systems, you do indeed need to have a firm grasp on probability and statistics. I have worked in so many industries from banking through insurance, and medical. However, no industry has required me to have as much knowledge of mathematics as sport betting. A large part of building sport betting systems is building risk management and that's where things get really interesting. I've heard of some sport betting companies having a team of actuaries to assist in this regard.