MongoDB $weeklyUpdate #103 (February 10, 2023): What Do UFOs Have to Do with MongoDB?
Tags: mongodb, serverless, python, node
Published: 2023-02-10 16:46:29

It's Friday. You know what that means…

## 🎉 Welcome to the MongoDB $weeklyUpdate! 🎉

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## 💻 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

### [Using the Node.js MongoDB Driver with AWS Lambda](https://www.mongodb.com/developer/languages/javascript/lambda-nodejs/)

![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/kgkgpp3dslt98188gk0x.png)

In this article, @joellord shows you how to write an AWS Lambda serverless function that connects to  MongoDB Atlas to query some data and how to avoid common pitfalls that would cause poor performance.

### Other Shout-Outs

#### ➡️ [Real-Time Location Tracking with Change Streams and Socket.io](https://www.mongodb.com/developer/languages/javascript/real-time-tracking-change-streams-socketio/) by @ashiqsultan

#### ➡️ [Announcing the GA of the Realm Flutter SDK](https://www.mongodb.com/developer/products/realm/announcing-realm-flutter-sdk/) by Ian Ward

#### ➡️ [Build an App With Python, Flask, and MongoDB to Track UFOs](https://www.mongodb.com/developer/languages/python/flask-app-ufo-tracking/) by @shelby 

#### ➡️ [Mastering the Advanced Features of the Data API with Atlas CLI](https://www.mongodb.com/developer/products/atlas/advanced-data-api-with-atlas-cli/) by Arek Borucki

#### ➡️ [Optimizing Sharded Collections in MongoDB with Defragmentation](https://www.mongodb.com/developer/products/mongodb/sharding-optimization-defragmentation/) by Matt Panton, Garaudy Etienne, and Ratika Gandhi 

## 🗓️ 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:

[Lebanon MUG](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/lebanon-mug-build-your-own-blockchain-db-with-mongodb/210091): February 11th 2023, 9:00am – 11:00am, (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time
[PHP UK](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/php-uk/197766): February 13th 2023, 3:30pm – February 16th 2023, 3:30pm, (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time
[Dallas MUG](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/dallas-mongodb-february-meet-up/209059): February 15th 2023, 4:00pm, (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time
[Build & Design a Complete Airline Reservation System with MongoDB/Golang](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/build-design-a-complete-airline-reservation-system-with-mongodb-golang/210666): February 18th 2023, 9:00am – 11:30am, (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time
[Munich MUG](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/munich-mug-mongodb-user-group-meets-google-developer-group/209920): February 23rd 2023, 9:30am, (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time
[ng-India (Angular India)](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/ng-india-angular-india/208015): February 24th 2023, 6:30pm, (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time

Don't forget that there are also a [few spots left](https://tickets.vitisevents.com/e/11/php-uk-conference-2023) for the Learn to MERN workshop at PHP UK in London next week, with @joellord. 

Our Hyderabad MUG at Microsoft on February 4th was a HUGE success — over 120 people gathered! Big shout-out to Megha Arora who was the organizer and also a speaker. 

![Hyderabad MUG](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/00rqp068sqf10trfswo2.jpeg)

![Hyderabad MUG](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/9y0c34xiivel1kf40ney.jpeg)

![Hyderabad MUG](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/iljaje3zhdzukrbgh4wx.jpeg)

![Hyderabad MUG](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/vmr7a825x1memio6hly8.jpeg)

## 🎙️ Stop, Collaborate, and Listen

If reading’s not your jam, you might love catching up on our [podcast episodes](https://open.spotify.com/show/0ibUtrJG4JVgwfvB2MXMSb) with @mlynn and @shanemdb. 

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

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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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