I understand that and I agree it cannot be used on windows in
production. However
1. I am talking about windows as a development environment.
2. I am talking about ease of use of API provided
These are two critical needs of any web application developer. Don't you
think?
Ravi
On 2/28/2010 11:09 AM, Jeff Zhang wrote:
But HBase is build upon hadoop which is not supposed to run on windows as
production environment.
On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 8:01 AM, Ravi<ravikapoor...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi everybody,
I want to bring up a critical issue i.e. windows support. Today I decided
to move away from hbase to mongoDB and I want to explain why and I hope this
will help the hbase team understand needs of users like me and ultimately a
better product.
I am an entrepreneur working on a web application. I do not have big money
or big team. So while I am trying to move a mountain, I want the path of
least resistance and want a DB that does not pose additional challenges.
Ultimately I found hbase to be more difficult to install and API to be
difficult to use on my windows machine (where I am doing the development).
After struggling for a few days, I realize that I am losing steam and I
better choose a path of least resistance and I am switching to mongoDB.
I do think that hbase is currently ahead. Mongo DB is missing a few
critical features for a large website. However if I lose steam, there
wouldnt be a website.
So I request the hbase team to think if users like me and windows
development environment is important enough for the team. A one click
install on windows and mongoDB like driver would go a long way to compete
with other DBs.
I hope that helps
Ravi
