I know of your past fondness for the SQL varietals, but I can whole-heartedly endorse a new breed of NON-SQLs--MongoDB.

MongoDB is one of the most popular databases. It uses the dynamic schema which means you do not have to pre-define any table structures. Pairing your project with mongoDB, you no longer need to spend time trying to predict future storage demands. Your project development is therefore much easier and can be completed more quickly.

To start this course, you only need basic JavaScript knowledge. If you know how to use a JavaScript object method, you are good to go. No previous database knowledge is needed.

We will start with basic MongoDB concepts and operations, including how mongoDB stores data, CRUD operations, building validators and indexes. We will also learn how to monitor the running status of mongoDB collections and databases.

Then we will learn advanced operations like aggregation, replica and sharding.

In the end, we will learn how to operate MongoDB using the nodeJS Mongodb driver and mongoose.

We want this course to be a serious course that can truly help you master MongoDB and take you to the next level. Therefore, we do not shy away from difficult and complicated topics. But we also believe a good course should make your MongoDB study easy. So we took a two-step approach. We will explain theory first. After you have developed a basic impression, we will apply what we have learned in real-life examples.