MongoDB $weeklyUpdate #121 (June 23, 2023): Berlin Buzzwords and the New Kotlin Driver
Tags: mongodb, kotlin, webdev, programming
Published: 2023-06-23 16:04:45

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### Featured Post

#### [Getting Started with the MongoDB Kotlin Driver](https://www.mongodb.com/developer/products/mongodb/getting-started-kotlin-driver/) by Mohit Sharma

![Kotlin Driver](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/f1p010l2rgvybxggr699.png)

In this introductory article, learn how to build an application in Kotlin using [MongoDB Atlas](https://www.mongodb.com/atlas/database) and the [MongoDB Kotlin driver](https://github.com/mongodb-developer/kotlin-driver-quick-start), the latest addition to our list of official drivers.

*Other Shoutouts*

[How to Do Semantic Search in MongoDB Using Atlas Vector Search](https://www.mongodb.com/developer/products/atlas/semantic-search-mongodb-atlas-vector-search/) by Benjamin Flast

## 🗓️ 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:

[Punjab MUG](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/punjab-mug-mongodb-for-data-science/222370): June 26th 2023, 8:00am, (GMT-07:00) Pacific Time
[Sydney MUG](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/mongodb-user-group-meetup-june-2023/228779): June 29th 2023, 12:30am – 3:00am, (GMT-07:00) Pacific Time
[MUG London](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/mug-london-data-localisation-and-tech-evolution-at-scale-with-mongodb/225056): June 29th 2023, 11:00am – 2:00pm, (GMT-07:00) Pacific Time
[Tel Aviv MUG](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/tel-aviv-mug-data-modeling-ask-us-anything-special-guest/231818): July 4th 2023, 7:30am – 10:00am, (GMT-07:00) Pacific Time

Developer Advocate @stanimiravlaeva did a one-hour workshop at [Berlin Buzzwords](https://2023.berlinbuzzwords.de/), a conference dedicated to search, data, and AI. The topic was advanced search plays with GraphQL.

![Stanimira Vlaeva](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/phnqmye4pdfhl00ia707.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. 

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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.)

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