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How to Choose a Database for your Web Application

In this video I discuss how to go about choosing a database technology for use in your web application. I go over what I think our priorities should be, the CAP and PACELC theorems, the differences between ACID and BASE, and then provide an overview of the five main database "genres" and the advantages and disadvantages of each.

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I'm Howie, a software engineer, singer, and author. I'm passionate about self-improvement, learning, and writing quality code. In my free time you'll find me rock climbing, dancing, or doing improv comedy. Thanks for checking out my content.