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		Jak3t on May 17, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: MongoDB Finds A Major Adopter In Craigslist It's mind-blowing to read that they could get data in mongoDB faster than to get it out of MySQL. I wonder if their structure was so complex or if the queries were complex as well, or is mongoDB that fast? Anyway, great to see sites like this embracing new technologies and revealing the details. [edit] I guess watching the video explains a lot more. Do watch!

jzawodn on May 17, 2011 [–]

Yes, it is a bit mind-blowing. The only DB boxes I can consistently get data out of at a high rate are those with Fusion-io cards in them. And we're not heavily normalized--just a handful of tables.

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