What should be my backend?

Question

I am thinking of a side-project to create a web-based notes manager. So the primary data is going to be a few lines of characters and i need a persistent backend for this.

I am puzzled if there are any light-weight approach other than databases?

Thanks in advance..

Answer 1

nodejs.org and a nonsql datastorage like mongodb.

Because nodejs.org is in JavaScript that you probably already know, its uber-fast and supports a fast nosql storage mongodb.

Also, serverside-JavaScript the future, yo.

Answer 2

You could use plain text files with directories to give you a simple structure, and/or XML files for added structure. Watch out for file locking though.

Answer 3

I'd recommend SQLite:

http://www.sqlite.org/

Which is much easier to implement than a full featured DB system and should more than meet your requirements...