title: Why Is MongoDB So Fast
body: <p>I was showing my co-worker performance benchmarks of MongoDB vs SQL 2008 and while he believes MongoDB is faster, he doesn't understand how its possible. His logic, was that SQL has been around for decades, and has some of the smartest people working on it, and how can MongoDB; a relatively new kid on the block be so superior in performance? I wasn't able to really provide a solid and technical answer, and I was hoping you guys could assist.</p>