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A CouchDB Primer — Video 1 of 3

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Video 1 of 3: vimeo.com/10486562 (current)
Video 2 of 3: vimeo.com/10487557
Video 3 of 3: vimeo.com/10488366

Presented by Jeff Siarto at Refresh Chicago on March 17, 2010

As web developers, we work with relational databases like MySQL everyday. Yet sometimes our data doesn't fit into this model — foreign keys and mapping tables aren't the always the answer. Apache CouchDB is a different kind of database. It's…

Video 1 of 3: vimeo.com/10486562 (current)
Video 2 of 3: vimeo.com/10487557
Video 3 of 3: vimeo.com/10488366

Presented by Jeff Siarto at Refresh Chicago on March 17, 2010

As web developers, we work with relational databases like MySQL everyday. Yet sometimes our data doesn't fit into this model — foreign keys and mapping tables aren't the always the answer. Apache CouchDB is a different kind of database. It's document-oriented and built for the web.

Jeff Siarto will talk about the concepts behind CouchDB, including REST, JSON, and the available Ruby and Javascript client libraries. He'll also introduce you to the CouchDB web interface, and explain the scenarios in which you should choose document-oriented over relational.

Slides: slideshare.net/jsiarto/documentoriented-databases-couchdb-primer
Meetup Event: meetup.com/Refresh-Chicago/calendar/12362873/

Jeff’s Company: loudpixel.com

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Refresh Chicago is a community of designers and developers working to refresh the creative, technical, and professional culture of New Media endeavors in and around the Chicagoland area. Promoting design, technology, usability, and standards.

Do you feel like the web needs a new look? Interested in the latest web technologies? Care about design, but feel it must be usable? Want to meet informally with other designers and

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Refresh Chicago is a community of designers and developers working to refresh the creative, technical, and professional culture of New Media endeavors in and around the Chicagoland area. Promoting design, technology, usability, and standards.

Do you feel like the web needs a new look? Interested in the latest web technologies? Care about design, but feel it must be usable? Want to meet informally with other designers and developers around town?

If you are in the Chicago area and are interested in attending and/or organizing community meetings, join our Meetup group so we can keep you updated: meetup.com/Refresh-Chicago

Check out our website at refreshchi.org. It’s pretty simple right now, yet eventually it’ll house all of the information from our meetups: slides, videos, code samples, and more.

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