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Re:Ask HN: What database is used in modern web stack? by jlg23 on Saturday January 28, 2017 @12:21PM (#13507503)
The one that fits your need. If you keep the persistence layer properly separated, you can switch DBs as your needs evolve.
Re:Ask HN: What database is used in modern web stack? by jamesmp98 on Saturday January 28, 2017 @11:38AM (#13507229)
Recently I've seen a shift back to SQL, especially Postresql. Couchbase seems to be popular too.

I'm assuming "modern" means "bleeding edge" otherwise, whatever you've worked with in the past probably fits.

Re:Ask HN: What database is used in modern web stack? by WolfOliver on Saturday January 28, 2017 @03:55PM (#13509227)
I see that a lot of people are interested in MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Apache Cassandra, InfluxDB.