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Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:32:22 -0500
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Subject: Re: general question about couch performance
From: Robert Newson <rnewson@apache.org>
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Also, validate_doc_update is an awesome feature, so there :P :D

On 18 January 2013 13:25, Mark Hahn <mark@hahnca.com> wrote:
>> Do you have validate_doc_update in some design document
>
> No, but I use an update handler for every update.  I coded the handler so
> that I can send the DB an update to an internal field, even a nested one,
> and it reads the doc, does the update, and saves it.  I really like this
> feature.  It also reduces conflicts because of the faster turnaround and
> less http traffic.  It is almost atomic.
>
> I just found out that my medium server only has 1.7 gigs of ram.  I just
> bumped up to a large with 7.5 gigs.  Even thought the large server has a
> little less cpu, the DB runs much better.  I assume the file system cache
> has some breathing room now.
>
> I feel guilty that I've caused all this because of a lame mistake in server
> choice.  However I have really learned a lot and appreciate all the
> feedback, which I'm going to implement, even though my app runs decently
> now.