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Stack Overflow Developer Survey for 2023 Now Open
It’s that time of year again: the Stack Overflow Developer Survey is open. This year has an increased emphasis on AI and ML. Check out the Stack Overflow blog for more details. Who is a “Developer”? A developer is someone...
DevNexus 2023 Recap
As a sponsor of the DevNexus 2023 conference in Atlanta, Couchbase showcased its NoSQL database solutions to the attendees. We had a booth in the hall and a speaking session discussing JSON Data Modeling. Finally, the event was capped off...
Extending .NET Caching Provider for Collections
To help .NET developers better use Couchbase in their applications, there is a collection of community-supported Couchbase Extensions. These include extensions for caching, session, multiop, compression, and locking. And there are some officially supported extensions for dependency injection, open telemetry,...
Updating Sensor Data: Exploring Couchbase’s Multi-Model Options
Couchbase has become a popular choice for IoT use cases, thanks to its flexible multi-model data management capabilities. Recently, I was working with a customer in the cruise industry that had a unique challenge – they needed Couchbase to receive...
Join Us for a New Webcast: New Year, New UI
Join us on January 18th for a live, free webcast: “New Year, New UI”. The Couchbase Capella UI had a recent developer experience refresh. In the upcoming webcast, I’ll take you through a live tour. There won’t be any slides,...
DevIntersection 2022 Recap
As a sponsor of the DevIntersection 2022 conference in Las Vegas, Couchbase was able to showcase its NoSQL database solutions to the attendees. We had a booth in the expo hall and a speaking session where I discussed caching. Finally,...
How to Model Data: A Guide To JSON Data Modeling
When beginning to learn about document databases, it’s nice to have a grasp of JSON data modeling basics. This will help you navigate the space and topics easier having an expanded vocabulary on the subject. Experience with a traditional relational...
Developer Velocity on the Stack Overflow Podcast
I was fortunate to be a guest on the Stack Overflow podcast recently. The topic was “Developer Velocity”, which was something that my fellow guest (and long-time developer community compatriot) Cory House wanted to discuss. What is Developer Velocity? In...
6 Types of Data Models (With Examples)
In part 2 of the “how to model data” series, we answer the question “What are the different types of data models?” Take a look at various logical models, data model examples, their strengths and weaknesses, and pros and cons....
Data Modeling Explained: Conceptual, Physical, Logical
Data modeling is the process of planning a structure to represent how information and relationships between information will be stored in your system. This post is a brief introduction to data modeling, as well as three progressive types of data...
ASP.NET Core CRUD with NoSQL: Part 5
This ASP.NET Core CRUD series is coming to end. We’ve covered setup (part 1), reading with SQL++ (part 2), reading with key-value (part 3), and creating/updating (part 4). In this last post, we’ll look at the D in CRUD: deleting....
Couchbase vs MongoDB: NoSQL Misconceptions Part 5
Misconceptions on NoSQL have been around for a long time. This blog series is now wrapping up with a discussion of what it means to be “most dreaded” and what it means to give memory to a database. Be sure...