BSON
When you work with MongoDB using database clients such as mongo shell, MongoDB Compass, or the Collections Browser in Mongo Atlas, you always see the documents in human readable JSON format. However, internally, MongoDB documents are stored in a binary format called BSON. BSON documents are not human-readable, and you will never have to deal with them directly. Before we explore MongoDB documents in detail, let's have a quick overview of the BSON features that benefit the MongoDB document structure.
Like JSON, BSON was introduced in 2009 by MongoDB. Although it was invented by MongoDB, many other systems also use it as a format for data storage or transportation. BSON specifications are primarily based on JSON as they inherit all the good features of JSON, such as the syntax and flexibility. It also provides a few additional features, which are specifically designed for improving storage efficiency, ease of traversal, and a few data type enhancements to avoid the type...
