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Building with Patterns: The Single Collection Pattern

This blog post series examines the common Schema Design Patterns that work well in MongoDB.
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Jan 27, 2025
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The Cost of Not Knowing MongoDB

The focus of this series is to show how much performance you can gain when using MongoDB properly, following the best practices, studying your application needs, and using it to model your data.
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Nov 11, 2024
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Case-Insensitive Queries Without Case-Insensitive Indexes

Don't fall into the trap of this MongoDB Schema Design Anti-Pattern: Case-Insensitive Queries Without Case-Insensitive Indexes
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Oct 01, 2024
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Unnecessary Indexes

Don't fall into the trap of this MongoDB Schema Design Anti-Pattern: Unnecessary Indexes
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Oct 01, 2024
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7 Things I Learned While Modeling Data for YouTube Stats

We developed an app that pulls daily stats from the YouTube API, stores them in an Atlas database, and displays them in a MongoDB Charts dashboard.
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Oct 01, 2024
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Separating Data That is Accessed Together

Don't fall into the trap of this MongoDB Schema Design Anti-Pattern: Separating Data That is Accessed Together
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Oct 01, 2024
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Bloated Documents

Don't fall into the trap of this MongoDB Schema Design Anti-Pattern: Bloated Documents
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Oct 01, 2024
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Massive Number of Collections

When happens when you have a massive number of collections? Turns out, they're not great. In this post, we'll examine why.
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Oct 01, 2024
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Massive Arrays

Don't fall into the trap of this MongoDB Schema Design Anti-Pattern: Massive Arrays
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Oct 01, 2024
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A Summary of Schema Design Anti-Patterns and How to Spot Them

Get a summary of the six MongoDB Schema Design Anti-Patterns. Plus, learn how MongoDB Atlas can help you spot the anti-patterns in your databases.
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Oct 01, 2024