Key-Value Stores

Using Key-Value Stores From Ruby

I've been playing with a few different key-value stores recently. My choices are pretty popular and you can find documentation for them. However, it can still be a bit of work to relate everything to Ruby specific usage, which is what I care about. Given that, here are my notes on the systems I've used.

Redis

1. Setting up the Redis Server
2. Using Redis as a Key-Value Store
3. Lists and Sets in Redis
4. Where Redis is a Good Fit

Tokyo Cabinet, Tokyo Tyrant, and Tokyo Dystopia

1. Installing the Tokyo Software
2. Tokyo Cabinet as a Key-Value Store
3. Tokyo Cabinet's Key-Value Database Types
4. Tokyo Cabinet's Tables
5. Threads and Multiprocessing With Tokyo Cabinet
6. Tokyo Tyrant as a Network Interface
7. The Strengths of Tokyo Cabinet