MongoDB $weeklyUpdate #118 (June 1, 2023): Join Us at .local NYC — don't miss it!
Tags: mongodb, java, webdev, programming
Published: 2023-06-01 17:16:49

This week is coming to a close! You know what that means...
## 🎉 Welcome to the MongoDB $weeklyUpdate! 🎉

Each week, we bring you the latest and greatest from our Developer Relations team — from blog posts and YouTube videos to meet-ups and conferences — so you don’t miss a thing.

## 💻 What’s Up on Developer Center?

Everything you see on [Developer Center](https://www.mongodb.com/developer/) is by developers, for developers. This is where we publish articles, tutorials, quickstarts, and beyond. 🚀

### Featured Post

#### [Building a Flask and MongoDB App with Azure Container Apps](https://www.mongodb.com/developer/products/mongodb/atlas-flask-azure-container-apps/) by @anaiyaraisin 

![building-Flask](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/3hoysf4kk8e1macu3vu8.png)

For those who want to focus on creating scalable containerized applications without having to worry about managing any environments, this is the tutorial for you!

You can also check out the article on [Microsoft](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/building-a-flask-and-mongodb-app-with-azure-container-apps/ba-p/3834519)!

*Other Shoutouts*

[Java Aggregation Expression Builders in MongoDB](https://www.mongodb.com/developer/languages/java/aggregation-expression-builders/) by Graeme Robinson 

Don't forget that Community Enthusiast Vishal Turi shared his [MongoDB Associate Developer Certification Study Guide](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/turivishal_mongodb-certification-article-activity-7066994352752852993-Z9U5/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop).

## 🗓️ Mark Your Calendars

Every month, all across the globe, we organize, attend, speak at, and sponsor events, meetups, and shindigs to bring the DevRel community together. Here’s what we’ve got cooking:

[.local Mexico City](mongodb.com/events/mongodb-local/mexico-city): June 1, 2023, 9:00am - 6:30pm CT
[JSConf India](https://www.mongodb.com/developer/events/jsconf-india-23/): June 1 - June 2
[Scenic City Summit](https://www.mongodb.com/developer/events/scenic-city-summit-23/): June 2, 9am PDT
[Delhi-NCR MUG](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/delhi-ncr-mug-mongodb-delhi-ncr-june-meetup/226766): June 2nd 2023, 10:30pm – June 3rd 2023, 2:30am, (GMT-07:00) Pacific Time
[Prairie Dev Con Winnipeg](https://www.mongodb.com/developer/events/prairie-dev-con-winnipeg-23/): June 12 - June 13
[RomeMUG](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/romemug-monthly-meet-up-5/229128): June 15th 2023, 9:30am – 11:30am, (GMT-07:00) Pacific Time
[Unleashing the Potential of AWS + MongoDB technologies](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/unleashing-the-potential-of-aws-mongodb-technologies/226789): June 16th 2023, 9:00pm – June 17th 2023, 1:30am, (GMT-07:00) Pacific Time
[Kansas City Developer Conference](https://www.mongodb.com/developer/events/kcdc-23/): June 21 - June 23
[.local NYC](https://www.mongodb.com/events/mongodb-local/nyc): June 22, 2023, 8am - 6 pm ET

MongoDB is heading out on a world tour to bring the best, most relevant content directly to you! Join us to connect with MongoDB experts, meet fellow users building the next big thing, and be among the first to hear the latest announcements! [Register now](https://www.mongodb.com/events/mongodb-local?utm_campaign=devrel&utm_source=event&utm_medium=cta&utm_content=Shared%20in%20the%20Weekly%20Update&utm_term=megan.grant).

![.local](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/2mcw5lcs22x9er6y1v9w.png)

**Use code DEVELOPERFAM50 to secure 50% off your ticket!**

This past week, Hubert Nguyen was at Microsoft BUILD. It was a great event with thousands of attendees, and we were so thrilled to see some of you there.

![Microsoft-BUILD](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/wnhp6p764pnfooi5zkr6.jpg)

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Additionally, @stanimiravlaeva was at [Infoshare](https://www.mongodb.com/developer/events/infoshare-23/) in Gdańsk, Poland! Infoshare is the biggest tech and startup event in Central and Eastern Europe. She spoke about MongoDB and cloud-native computing, and building a real-time bidding platform with Angular and MongoDB Atlas App Services.

![Stanimira-Vlaeva](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/dk4l0opx11p9saw6xdxw.jpeg)

![Infoshare](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/ac3o183bhlwjplcmf8hm.png)

![Infoshare](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/3dg828mqacz9rjljhnpx.png)

Our [MongoDB Dallas May Meetup - North America](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/mongodb-dallas-may-meetup/222187) was a huge hit — thank you for joining! [Allen Cordrey](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/u/Allen_Cordrey) led the event, and [Scott Stokes](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/u/scott_stokes/summary) and @youoldmaid gave very memorable talks.

![Dallas-meetup](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/xfiz9ai7cibo9u096zxf.JPG)

We also had our [Lebanon MUG: The MongoDB Weekender Series - User Groups & Events](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/lebanon-mug-the-mongodb-weekender-series/224186), thanks to the efforts of leader and speaker [Elie Hannouch](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/u/eliehannouch).

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Our leader [Jake_McInteer](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/u/Jake_McInteer) absolutely crushed the [Auckland MUG](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/auckland-mongodb-user-group-2/222421). Kudos to our speakers, [Lance Wolters](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lance-wolters) and [Philipp Waffler](https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipp-waffler/).

[plDroid](https://pldroid.com/) happened in Poland, and [Mohit_Sharma](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/u/Mohit_Sharma) gave a talk. He and [Kamil_Wieczorek](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/u/Kamil_Wieczorek) were also at our MUG in Poland! You might've also spotted [Piotr Oginski](https://www.linkedin.com/in/piotroginski/), the Technology Team Leader of eSky! Additional thanks to our leader and contributor, Kamil Wieczorek — this wouldn't have happened without you — our collaborators, [Michael Jab](https://www.linkedin.com/in/m-jab/) and [Vatsal Patel](https://www.linkedin.com/in/vatsal-patel-py/).

![plDroid](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/co5q1mdwxnxvw9mxpuij.jpg)

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Did you join us for our [Mumbai MUG](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/mug-mumbai-inauguration-meetup/225793)? A job well done to our speakers – @sourabhbagrecha and @harshitmehta15 — and our leader, Nilesh Shinde.

![Mumbai-MUG](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/q8hv83tnumlw1t7ijb75.png)

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Our Community Champions and Sao Paulo MUG Leader Leandro Domingues spoke at the [Vortx event](https://www.meetup.com/meetop/). You can view the recording of his talk on [Relational Migrator](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/leandro-domingues_32-edi%C3%A7%C3%A3o-meetup-vortx-banco-de-dados-activity-7069428389106921472-35zK/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android).

Check out our Community Champion Nuri Halperin's recording of [Common Query Patterns in MQL](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt3QaDby4FU&t=18881s) at [NDC Oslo](https://ndcoslo.com/agenda/common-query-patterns-in-mql-mongo-query-language/b10a3c8ad01b). Nuri is also speaking at [SQL Saturday Los Angeles](https://sqlsaturday.com/2023-06-10-sqlsaturday1049/) about getting started with MongoDB on June 10th.

Lastly, we had [AWS meets MongoDB @ AWS Startup Loft NYC](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/aws-meets-mongodb-aws-startup-loft-nyc/224654). Our speakers — Anaiya Raisinghani, Michael Lynn, and Igor Alekseev — gave incredible talks, and we loved connecting with everyone in person!

![AWS-meets-MongoDB](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/dwdwmp88g0agzkxww5fi.jpg)

![AWS-meets-MongoDB](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/a6yjkp9eofc6gokk5y49.jpg)

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## 🎙️ Stop, Collaborate, and Listen

If reading’s not your jam, you might love catching up on our [podcast episodes](https://podcasts.mongodb.com/public/115/The-MongoDB-Podcast-b02cf624) with @mlynn and Shane McAllister. 

{% spotify spotify:episode:7rjURWGxQP5qLKCfKOcqb2%}

Not listening on Spotify? We got you! We're also on [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mongodb-podcast/id1500452446), [PlayerFM](https://player.fm/series/the-mongodb-podcast), [Podtail](https://podtail.com/en/podcast/the-mongodb-podcast/), and [Listen Notes](https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-mongodb-podcast-mongodb-0g6fUKMDN_y/). (We’d be forever grateful if you left us a review.)

Have you visited our YouTube channel lately? We have new videos from @anaiyaraisin, @lucecarter1, and Jesse Hall.  

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Be sure you [subscribe](https://www.youtube.com/c/MongoDBofficial?sub_confirmation=1) so you never miss an update.

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