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DynamoDB Basics

BasicsΒΆ

  • Programming/AWS/DynamoDB/DynamoDB is made of tables
  • Each table has a [[primary key]] (must be decided at creation time)
  • Each table can have an infinite number of items (=rows)
  • Each item has attributes (can be added over time - can be null)
  • Maximum size of an item is 400KB
  • Data types supported are:
    • Scalar types: [[String]], [[Number]], [[Binary]], [[Boolean]], [[Null]]
    • Document types: [[List]], [[Map]]
    • Set types: [[String Set]], [[Number Set]], [[Binary Set]]