NoSQL databases.

Energize · 23 Apr 2015 at 02:27

I was wondering if anyone here has experience with NoSQL databases like orientdb which is a document-graph database.

I'm experienced with relational databases, but they obviously have their problems when trying to integrate them into OO applications.

I'd be interested in peoples opinions on their ease of use, performance, suitability etc.

mid_gen · 23 Apr 2015 at 07:27

OO applications?

NoSQL and relational DBs have their uses....both can be performant, scalable, 'easy to use'?

Energize · 23 Apr 2015 at 07:32

OO applications as in Java, C#, C++, and not having to use cumbersome data access objects when accessing the database. Eg, orientdb allows you to use java code instead of sql to retrieve data from the database.

mid_gen · 23 Apr 2015 at 07:47

That's not the difference between NoSQL and relational databases. You can connect to all kinds of DBs in all kinds of different ways, you can run Java on an Oracle instance if you want to.

Different tools for different jobs. NoSQL is good for large volumes of unstructured data, typically key value pair stores. Transactional system with referential integrity etc? Relational.

Energize · 23 Apr 2015 at 18:45

mid_gen said:
That's not the difference between NoSQL and relational databases. You can connect to all kinds of DBs in all kinds of different ways, you can run Java on an Oracle instance if you want to.

Yes I realise that but it is inherently easier to integrate some types of NoSQL databases into OO applications.