MongoDB and Redis for an URL shortener

I’ve wanted to prototype an URL shortener some time ago to have a measure on how long it would take to do using a NoSQL DB to store stats and do analytics. The main reason would do it using cyclone and MongoDB, and later build over it to create a tracker, web analytics tool and maybe a NGINX module.

Testing Bottle and MongoDB

Seems like DSLs for web development are getting more solid in the python camp (alto I’m yet to see something like sinatra out of the box or something that spare me from too much CSS’ing).

Today I read about Bottle and Redis, and to keep things fresh, cooked up a PasteBin clone using Bottle and MongoDB. I may do it using Redis too, just to showcase the differences. It’s really easy to come up with prototypes using Bottle.

Check it here: http://github.com/gleicon/pasteme

Notes about Redis

I’ve come up with some notes about Redis, RestMQ and mongodb. Uploaded them to slideshare.

NoSQL brief (gentle) intro and some SQL anti patterns

Yesterday I’ve presented this at Locaweb/Brazil as part of our NoSQL cycle. Many other people presented interesting new ideas and I’ve opted for this intro and a piece about Redis which I may publish soon.

NoSql Introduction

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