Category Archives: MongoDB

mgo r2016.08.01

A major new release of the mgo MongoDB driver for Go is out, including the following enhancements and fixes:

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All MongoDB releases, everywhere

One of my “official side projects” is the Go language driver for MongoDB, started a few years back while looking for a way to store data conveniently from the Go language while leaving aside some of the problems we have … Continue reading

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Snappy Interfaces

As much anticipated, this week Ubuntu 16.04 LTS was released with integrated support for snaps on classic Ubuntu. Snappy 2.0 is a modern software platform, that includes the ability to define rich interfaces between snaps that control their security and … Continue reading

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mgo r2016.02.04

This is one of the most packed releases of the mgo driver for Go in recent times. There are new features, important fixes, and relevant internal reestructuring to support the on-going server improvements. As usual for the driver, compatibility is … Continue reading

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mgo r2015.05.29

Another release of mgo hits the shelves, just in time for the upcoming MongoDB World event. A number of of relevant improvements have landed since the last stable release:

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Readying mgo for MongoDB 3.0

MongoDB 3.0 (previously known as 2.8) is right around the block, and it’s time to release a few fixes and improvements on the mgo driver for Go to ensure it works fine on that new major server version. Compatibility is … Continue reading

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mgo r2014.10.12

A new release of the mgo MongoDB driver for Go is out, packed with contributions and features. But before jumping into the change list, there’s a note in the release of MongoDB 2.7.7 a few days ago that is worth … Continue reading

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mgo r2013.09.04 released

Another release of the mgo Go driver for MongoDB hits the repository. Here is the selection of fixes and improvements:

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Reference strepr implementation

In an effort to polish the recently released draft of the strepr v1 specification, I’ve spent the last couple of days in a Go reference implementation. The implemented algorithm is relatively simple, efficient, and consumes a conservative amount of memory. … Continue reading

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strepr v1 (draft2)

Note: This is a candidate version of the specification. This note will be removed once v1 is closed, and any changes will be described at the end. Please get in touch if you’re implementing it. Contents Introduction Supported values Representation … Continue reading

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