boto/boto — Issue #496: Write a DynamoDB tutorial
Author: gtaylor
Created: 2012-01-20 14:57:57+00:00
State: open

DynamoDB tutorial should probably at least cover:

* Brief explanation of what Layer1 and Layer2 are, basic API organization overview.
* A really quick overview of hash and range key tables, linking to AWS docs on it.
* Creating a table
* Populating Items
* Updating Items (replacing, as well as individual attributes).
* Explain the "expects" keyword and link to AWS documentation. Examples will be crucial here.
* Querying items (query vs scan), and drop some references to eventual consistency.
* Deleting items
* Deleting tables

Would also probably be a good idea to touch on how DynamoDB is different from SimpleDB somewhere in here.