Phase 7 · NoSQL Databases
TopicsKey-Value Store
Part of the Backend Developer Roadmap.
Summary
The simplest data model — every value is retrieved by a unique key, with no schema or query language beyond lookups — Redis and DynamoDB are common examples.
How to Learn This
- 1Model a session store using simple key-value pairs.
- 2Compare lookup performance of a key-value store to indexed SQL lookups.
- 3Learn why key-value stores trade query flexibility for raw speed.
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