An exploration of NoSQL databases as 'apophatic' term meaning databases without SQL interfaces. Compares document-oriented CouchDB and MongoDB, plus key-value Redis, with real-world adoption examples from major sites. Discusses MongoDB's BSON and sharding versus CouchDB's HTTP/RESTful API and replication, concluding with preference for CouchDB due to being 'built of the web'.

A personal update on technologies being explored for self and work, including NodeJS for scalable real-time web applications, NoSQL databases like MongoDB and CouchDB for web-specific data challenges, and Continuous Integration with Jenkins CI plus code review tools FishEye and Crucible from Atlassian for quality control.