Hello,
Is there any recommendation on what should be used to connect to Atlas from .NET, Java etc?
As per the documentation on Atlas, the data API is a managed middleware layer which would sit between my app and the database. This seems like additional overhead and may add to the response time (to the browser/mobile) for my application.
Any thoughts on this?
Thanks,
Prasad
Hi Prasad,
Your intuition is spot on. If you’re building a server-side application on .NET or Java then you should use the MongoDB C# (https://www.mongodb.com/docs/drivers/csharp/) and Java (https://www.mongodb.com/docs/drivers/java-drivers/) drivers respectively to do so. Building your own server-side backend maximizes for flexibility and allows you to optimize for performance.
The Atlas App Services capabilities offer a customizable managed API tier which is essentially an alternative to building your own server-side backend. The Data API (https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/app-services/data-api/generated-endpoints/) offers a specific set of data plane methods whereas Custom HTTPS Endpoints (https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/app-services/data-api/custom-endpoints/) and the GraphQL option (https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/app-services/graphql/) allow you to define custom business logic).
Cheers
-Andrew
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