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Adam Keys

Adam Keys
Developer at large, expert typist, Gowalla

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Adam Keys is a software developer, entertainer and lover of animals. He works at Gowalla, reads a lot, and enjoys cracking wise.

Sessions

1:50pm Tuesday, 05/17/2011
Polyglot Persistence: It Can Get Messy
General
 Location: Ballroom III
Adam Keys (Gowalla)
Average rating: ***..
(3.39, 18 ratings)
As you grow your application, you tend to grow the number of databases you're using. Caches, key-value stores, document databases, full-text indices, and distributed databases all come into play. It can prove challenging to add these moving parts and keep your sanity. Learn how to incrementally add these databases to your application as it scales and keep your code clean and clear. Read more.
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