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petercooper on May 16, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Goodbye, MongoDB

using JSON as a query language was a bad decision. The current JSON query language works for standard queries but the functionality of the operators is limited.

These two things don't go hand in hand. JSON could be used to elegantly represent complex queries. A problem with the query system isn't necessarily a problem with JSON.

macspoofing on May 16, 2012 [–]

>JSON could be used to elegantly represent complex queries

I think it could be used to represent complex queries, I don't think elegantly would be it. I'm thinking it would be a small step up from an XML representation.

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