An introduction to MongoMapper as an Object-Document-Mapper for MongoDB. Shows how to create model classes and use them within Sinatra applications, providing Active Record-like familiarity for database operations without the complexity of full Rails framework for micro applications.

A Ruby script for archiving Loggly logs into MongoDB using Heroku worker. Fetches archived log files from Loggly API using HTTParty, processes and stores them as documents in MongoDB with metadata about source and timestamp, demonstrating NoSQL storage for log data.

Exploring MongoDB with Ruby using mongo driver for database operations. Demonstrates basic CRUD operations with MongoDB shell, connecting with Ruby, performing queries and updates, and noting similarities and differences to SQL databases in document-oriented storage approach.

An introduction to MongoDB installation and basic usage on MacOS. Covers downloading and extracting MongoDB binaries, creating symbolic links for version management, setting up /data/db directory, configuring environment variables, and testing with mongod server and mongo shell client.

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.