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Any reasonable dev knows that version numbers are useless until you know the process and history behind them. You should have a healthy amount of fear before commiting to a brand new to the market db, regardless of 1.0 status.

There are places to fuck around with your stack choices, but databases aren't one of them unless you absolutely need this new tech. Lets be honest and acknowledge that most sites using Mongo today could be using an sql based solution with no issue.

Some people are leveraging it for a reason, others.... just for kicks. If your doing it just for kicks, you'd better be comfortable with uncertainty.



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