MongoDB is Web Scale
Shares rank 8 of 10 videos by recommenders
Remembered as a legendary, long-running gem that commenters still call a personal favorite.
Remembered as a legendary, long-running gem that commenters still call a personal favorite.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Called a legendary, long-lived classic
“More likely by the legendary Mongo DB Is Web Scale, which just turned 15 years old!”
Comment from 25 Nov 2025 in “Broccoli Man, Remastered” “For anyone that wasn't around at the time this gem came out”
Comment from 24 Feb 2026 in “You are not supposed to install OpenClaw on your personal computer” Named as a personal favorite
“the MongoDB video is one of my favorites ever”
Comment from 13 Nov 2025 in “How I fell in love with Erlang”
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What people said
3 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“For anyone that wasn't around at the time this gem came out”
“More likely by the legendary Mongo DB Is Web Scale, which just turned 15 years old!”
“the MongoDB video is one of my favorites ever”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.