Module: Databases (MongoDB)

Introduction to building MongoDB NoSQL databases.

Dates:
Sections 3,4: Thu, Oct 12 - Thu, Oct 19
Sections 1,2,5: Fri, Oct 13 - Fri, Oct 20

Learning Outcomes

You understand basic principles of databases: normal forms, SQL vs. noSQL vs. OO, etc.
You can develop basic databases in Mongo efficiently and effectively.

Why, what, how, and when you will learn about Mongo

Screencast 7 min

Bring up the MongoDB shell, execute some commands.

Sections 3,4: 13 Oct 11:00 PM Sections 1,2,5: 14 Oct 11:00 PM

Gain experience with server and client side Mongo using Meteor.

Sections 3,4: 16 Oct 11:00 PM Sections 1,2,5: 17 Oct 11:00 PM

Gain experience with the Simple Schema package for Mongo.

Sections 3,4: 17 Oct 11:00 PM Sections 1,2,5: 18 Oct 11:00 PM