If you've been following this blog for any length of time, you know that my NoSQL database of choice is MongoDB. One thing that MongoDB isn't known for, however, is building a publish / subscribe system. Redis, on the other hand, is known for having a high-bandwith, low-latency pub/sub protocol. One thing I've always wondered is whether I can build a similar system atop MongoDB's capped collections, and if so, what the performance would be. Read on to find out how it turned out...