The MongoDB Atlas SDK simplifies database management by wrapping the Atlas API in an intuitive, developer-friendly design. It enhances productivity with robust functionality, seamless integration, and modern practices. While it has minor quirks like vague error messages, it remains a valuable tool for both new and experienced MongoDB users looking for efficiency. Continue reading →

Starting to use, or interested in using MariaDB? This is a getting started post that will get you started with MariaDB and SkySQL. Prerequisite knowledge of SQL is helpful, but I step through every single little detail in this post to get you up and running, with a good context of what you’re getting. Continue reading →

Yesterday we finally went full GA (Generally Available) with DataStax Astra. For the quick TLDR think of it as Apache Cassandra that you can spin up as a service and use in about a minute. I, as I wrote about some months ago, joined the engineering team to help build out the system! I quickly... Continue reading →