hi, i'm lenz from iWantMyName, a New Zealand based domain registrar targeting the US market and about to launch into the european market.
On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 8:40 AM, Michael Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > - why did you choose couch? when we started iwmn we looked around for new stuff - as you do when starting from scratch - and played with many new things. CouchDB was the one that made it into our design right from the beginning and we did not regret it. starting out as a simple way to store user settings it covers now nearly 80% of our database needs. > - if you did not choose couch, what was the leading reason? it was a bit rough around edges when we started with it - that was pre 0.8 ... we picked it nevertheless :-) > - what problem(s) does couch solve for your application? easy content management for everyone on the project. easy replication for load balancing, easy interface to just fix stuff on the fly ... relaxing overall experience :-) > - was couch a success for your needs? nope .. it was a huge boost in productivity, success is an understatement here i guess ... > - what are your top feature requests for future development? reliable packaging, i guess it is key to get good packages for lots of environments out > - what do you love about couch? simplicity > - what do you hate about couch? the missing "copy this document" button in futon > - AOB we use couch a lot and every time i touch code that still uses postgres i tend to rewrite it for couchdb. that is not that i don't like postgres, it is more that i can solve the same thing so much more elegant in couch. the feedback i got from various talks down here was pretty much the same, easy interface, easy to pick up and get going. relaxing to work with. cheers lenz -- iWantMyName.com painless domain registration (finally)
