Schema Patterns and Antipatterns

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Learning Objectives

Apply Schema Design Patterns: Define common schema design patterns such as the inheritance pattern, computed pattern, and extended reference pattern, and understand how and when to apply them.

Identify Antipatterns: Identify antipatterns such as unbounded arrays and bloated documents and understand how to avoid them.

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Resources

Use the following resources to learn more about MongoDB schema design patterns and anti-patterns:

Schema Design Patterns
- Building with Patterns: A Summary
- The Polymorphic Pattern - This pattern is now known as the Inheritance Pattern
- The Computed Pattern
- The Extended Reference Pattern
- Video: Developer Jumpstart: The Principles of Data Modeling for MongoDB
Schema Design Anti-Patterns
- Unbounded Arrays
- Bloated Documents
- A Summary of Schema Design Anti-Patterns and How to Spot Them
- Videos: Schema Design Anti-Patterns Part 1 & Part 2

For more information about how to identify and mitigate common anti-patterns in MongoDB Atlas, check out these resources:

Additional Resource for Purchase:

MongoDB Data Modeling and Schema Design by Daniel Coupal, Pascal Desmarets, and Steve Hoberman (2023)