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Elegant NoSQL Database Querying Methods | ArangoDB 2012
Having a long history with relational databases and having worked for a lot of years with SQL some people find it a bit inconvenient querying nosql databases e.g. via REST. Others have rather complex data models and need nevertheless an elegant and convenient way for querying. And we all love clean and simple interfaces. ArangoDB…
Use Cases for MRuby in Database Contexts | ArangoDB 2012
In the relational world, PL/SQL is used to store business/application logic inside the relational database. The same movement is currently happening in the NoSQL. Redis for example uses LUA script in its newest version (2.6), to allow developers to tweak Redis. There a lot of use-cases for a programming language in document-stores. Programming languages are…
HTTP Client in mruby | ArangoDB Blog 2012
As Dorthe pointed out, we are on the road for the next two weeks. Author Frank Celler Frank is both entrepreneur and backend developer, developing mostly memory databases for two decades. He is the CTO and co-founder of ArangoDB. Try to challenge Frank asking him questions on C, C++ and MRuby. Besides Frank organizes Cologne’s…
ArangoDB at NoSQL Matters Berlin, Buzzwords, or Euruko | 2012
Just a quick note: We are on the road… you can meet us in person at the following conferences: Author Frank Celler Frank is both entrepreneur and backend developer, developing mostly memory databases for two decades. He is the CTO and co-founder of ArangoDB. Try to challenge Frank asking him questions on C, C++ and…
JSON Parser for mruby: Class Definitions | ArangoDB Blog 2012
MRuby is progressing quite rapidly, it is now possible to implement a real REPL, see github. So, it is time to continue my efforts to integrate MRuby into ArangoDB. ArangoDB currently uses JavaScript to implement transactions and enrich the database with small Actionlets, i. e. functions that take a HTTP request and produce a HTTP…
AvocadoDB Becomes ArangoDB | ArangoDB Blog 2012
Hi folks, to avoid legal issues with some other Avocado lovers we have to change the name of our database. We want to stick to Avocados and selected a variety from Mexico/Guatemala called “Arango”. Author Frank Celler Frank is both entrepreneur and backend developer, developing mostly memory databases for two decades. He is the CTO…
Talk: Using mruby with AvocadoDB | ArangoDB Blog 2012
Frank has given a short lightning talk on using mruby in ArangoDB (at this time still called AvocadoDB) at the Cologne Ruby user group. Author Frank Celler Frank is both entrepreneur and backend developer, developing mostly memory databases for two decades. He is the CTO and co-founder of ArangoDB. Try to challenge Frank asking him…
Preliminary Performance Tests: mruby & V8 | ArangoDB Blog 2012
Note: We changed the name of the database in May 2012. AvocadoDB is now called ArangoDB I’m still investigating the possibility to use mruby as embedded language for AvocadoDB, see me last post. I managed to create an interactive shell to play with mruby. Now am trying to do some performance tests. Author Frank Celler…
Towards an Interactive mruby Shell | ArangoDB Blog 2012
In my last post I investigated the possibility of using mruby as embedded language for AvocadoDB. As the first results look quite promising I decided to write a small interactive mruby shell. There is no better way to explore a new toy than to play with it. Author Frank Celler Frank is both entrepreneur and…
Using mruby as Alternative: Server-Side | ArangoDB Blog 2012
Note: We changed the name of the database in May 2012. AvocadoDB is now called ArangoDB. Introduction One of the design goals of AvocadoDB is: Use AvocadoDB as an application server and fuse your application and database together for maximal throughput Author Frank Celler Frank is both entrepreneur and backend developer, developing mostly memory databases for two…