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by zeemonkee3 3670 days ago
NodeJS + MongoDB is this generation's Laurel and Hardy stack ("look at this mess you got me into"). Last generation's was PHP + MySQL.
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I actually wonder what the correlation is between PHP use and MongoDB use. They both have an attitude that mistakes ease with simplicity, a philosophy that puts correctness way down the priority list, and an easy introduction with a heavy ongoing maintenance tax.
Actually PHP and MySQL is a pretty respectable stack today if you use it right.
That's because we've learned to avoid most of the pitfalls of the tools.