CouchDB

CouchDB

• Document based DB specifically created for the web.
• It is now an Apache project.
• Uses a REST API and it returns data as JSON. <--very cool
• Written originally in C++ but it has moved now to Erlang.
• Super scalable.
• from http://couchdb.apache.org/ "CouchDB provides a RESTful JSON API than can be accessed from any environment that allows HTTP requests"
• Uses JavaScript as a query language
• The Web based administration console/DB Manager is called 'Futon'.