Developing an important application under a new technology is always a bet. That’s what we did when we choose to use MongoDB as our only database system for Bundlr. It helped that 10gen, MongoDB’s creators, were funded by Union Square Ventures. It also helped that there were already a few somewhat solid ORMs for Ruby on Rails.

Recently we had two great news: first MongoLab and then MongoHQ raised funding. I had the chance to meet the MongoLab’s folks in San Francisco and I got excited by their future plans. For example, I still haven’t found the ideal front-end for managing MongoDB databases, but I got a demo of the new MongoLab GUI and it’s shaping up pretty well.

The MongoDB ecosystem is growing as more and more companies are using it. Let’s see what the future will bring us…

During the last month, I’ve been busy with the Bundlr public launch and a trip to London, San Francisco and New York. Now, I hope I can resume blogging and continue sharing what I’m learning with this adventure.