This repository contains code, and action items from an Intro To Databases talk covering the basics of MongoDB and it’s differences from SQL given on October 15, 2014.
Most of the boilerplate code was taken from a pervious talk: https://github.com/usacs/flaskTalkF2014
cats.html shows you how to write a simple static web page - something that looks like a Microsoft Word document.
app.py shows you how to do input/output on the web. It allows us to accept orders from customers, show them a "thanks for your order" page. The text messaging functionality was removed and instead, a history was added.
- Install MongoDB
- pip install -r requirements.txt
- python app.py
- go to localhost:5000 in a web browser
- Using databases to add persistence and storage to your application is fairly straightforward.
- There are many databases that you can use and they all have their advantages and disadvantages to each of them.
- MongoDB - MongoDB, the database that was covered during this talk
- S.Q.L - SQL stands for Structured Query Language here is some more information about it
- Flask Docs - Flask docs. They're pretty well written with code examples, and well written explanations of concepts.
- Learn Python the Hard Way - Teaches you the basics of Python. Good for people new to programming.
- Project Euler - Interesting math-y problems that you can use for code practice in any language. I recommend picking up Python by doing the first ~10 problems if you've already taken 111/112.
- Google, StackOverflow, Rutgers Hackathon Club
P.S. - I’m Kaushal I’m currently a senior at Rutgers, and I work at DigitalOcean. If you’re interested in Jobs, Internships, or want some free credit, feel free to email me at (kparikh@digitalocean.com)