Why don't you use JSON files more often?

Are you using MySQL or MongoDB like a plebeian? Ridiculous! You should be using JSON.

Okay, seriously while MySQL, MongoDB, and similar databases are widely used and a lot better when it comes to scaling. You should try the challenge of just using JSON. Building small projects even if having a few thousand users JSON should work fine. While there are pros and cons it would be a good challenge.

Pros first because this is a pro JSON post! It's flexible, easy to setup, and it's fun. You can do a lot with JSON files from using it for setting up a goal tracker to a blogging system. You can also do it securely if you know what you're doing which can also be a con.

Con is it can be unsecure. If you're not careful you can share private information so I don't recommend using it for secure data. If you have questions you can always shoot me a message! The form is near the bottom of the homepage. JSON files are hard to scale if using as a database.

Project ideas you can do if you want to try a JSON type database project!
- game using a JSON as the database
- simple blogging system
- very simple voting system (vote on new games coming out)

Those are my thoughts on using JSON files as a makeshift database :)