MongoDB $weeklyUpdate #116 (May 12, 2023): We're heading out on a WORLD TOUR!
Tags: mongodb, webdev, programming, beginners
Published: 2023-05-12 17:45:29

It's Friday! 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

#### [Nairobi Stock Exchange Web Scraper](https://www.mongodb.com/developer/products/atlas/nairobi-stock-exchange-web-scrapper/?utm_campaign=devrel&utm_source=cross-post&utm_medium=cta&utm_content=Shared%20in%20the%20Weekly%20Update&utm_term=megan.grant)

![Nairobi Stock Exchange](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/5xw6ke32cxl67pyemnvj.png)

Looking to build a web scraper using Python and MongoDB for the Nairobi Stock Exchange? This comprehensive tutorial from [Kennedy Mwaura](https://www.mongodb.com/developer/author/kennedy-mwaura/) provides a step-by-step guide on how to set up a development environment, create a Scrapy spider, parse the website, and store the data in MongoDB.

## 🗓️ 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:

[Hyderabad MUG](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/hyderabad-mug-data-modelling-and-mongodb-deep-dive/223540): May 13th 2023, 9:30pm, (GMT-07:00) Pacific Time
[Toronto Inaugural Meetup](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/toronto-inaugural-meetup/223205): May 15th 2023, 3:00pm, (GMT-07:00) Pacific Time
[.local SoCal](https://www.mongodb.com/developer/events/localsocal/): May 18, 2023, 8:00am - 6:00pm PDT
[Certificaçōes MongoDB](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/certificacoes-mongodb-o-que-voce-deve-saber/149929): May 21st 2020, 5:00pm, (GMT-07:00) Pacific Time
[.local Mexico City](mongodb.com/events/mongodb-local/mexico-city): June 1, 2023, 9:00am - 6:30pm CT
[.local NYC](https://www.mongodb.com/events/mongodb-local/nyc): June 22. 2023, 8am - 6 pm ET

Three cheers for our Developer Advocate @stanimiravlaeva, who spoke to an excited audience at Codemotion Madrid about Angular and MongoDB Atlas!

![Stanimira Vlaeva, Codemotion Madrid](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/dzzydh6g8l3fg0w1nl3n.png)

![Stanimira Vlaeva, Codemotion Madrid](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/7nhqwxwfiae6bb3oxojq.png)

![Stanimira Vlaeva, Codemotion Madrid](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/u9yyqtvjgb71imczqx8g.png)

We had a fantastic time at the Seville MUG — a job well done by our Developer Advocate Diego Freniche, [José Luis Franconetti](https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseluisfranconetti/) (who spoke about going from zero to production with FastAPI + MongoDB Atlas), and [Antonio Llamas](https://www.linkedin.com/in/llamasa/) from [The Bridge](https://www.linkedin.com/school/the-bridge-digital-talent-accelerator/) (who gave an intro to the MERN stack).

![Seville MUG](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/5dx0vjuqqdryky8bpb6r.jpeg)

![Seville MUG](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/qntzkl3i8h3stmep40fv.jpg)

Kudos to Shane McAllister, who gave an intro to MongoDB at a user group event in Dublin!

![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/72b2lne9i4sfuil11qdf.jpg)

![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/7f3s03bvtcde1y6lvs5b.jpg)

![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/96o7tl6o32czr2oj0kob.jpg)

If you want to learn about unlocking real-time data insights with MongoDB Change Streams, check out this [LinkedIn post](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/shreybatra_mongodb-changestreams-realtimedata-activity-7062412889470451713-HuTn/) from our Community Champion Shrey Batra. 

Community Champion [Nuri Halperin](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/u/nuri_halperin/summary) is giving a talk on June 10th at [data.SQL.Saturday](https://sqlsaturday.com/2023-06-10-sqlsaturday1049/) in LA. Nuri will introduce you to MongoDB and walk you through how to get started, with an informative demo.

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).

![MongoDB .local](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/rubseufusjhoh7gd8cba.png)

## 🎙️ 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:4fdWhtI9HvMA80anb17p9X%}

And here's the previous episode, in case you missed it:

{% spotify spotify:episode:7iCJTSqizyAH5m4oYN2Cfr%}

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 a new Short from Jesse Hall!

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