MongoDB $weeklyUpdate #111 (April 7, 2023): Using Technology to Address Homelessness & Addiction
Published: 2023-04-07 16:38:17

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

#### [Scaling for Demand: Deploying Python Applications Using MongoDB Atlas on Azure App Service](https://www.mongodb.com/developer/languages/python/atlas-flask-and-azure-app-service/) by @anaiyaraisin

![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/3oxwkhqbv3r5np5fvy13.png)

This in-depth tutorial will teach you how to build a functional CRUD (Create, Read, Update, and Delete) Flask application that connects to a MongoDB Atlas database and is hosted on Azure App Service.

#### Other Shout-Outs
➡️ [How to Secure MongoDB Data Access with Views](https://www.mongodb.com/developer/products/mongodb/secure-data-access-views/) by [Maxime Beugnet](https://www.mongodb.com/developer/author/maxime-beugnet/)
➡️ [Is a Document Database Faster than an RDBMS?](https://medium.com/@johnlpage/is-a-document-database-faster-than-an-rdbms-b731b85365e4) by John Page
➡️ [WhatsApp Business API Webhook Integration with Data API](https://www.mongodb.com/developer/products/atlas/whatsapp-business-api-data-api/) by [Vishal Turi](https://www.mongodb.com/developer/author/vishal-turi/), Community Enthusiast
➡️ [Using MongoDB Change Streams in Java](https://www.mongodb.com/developer/languages/java/change-streams-in-java/) by [Rajesh S Nair](https://www.mongodb.com/developer/author/rajesh-s-nair/), Community Champion

## 🗓️ 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:

[Berlin MUG](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/mug-berlin-meetup-at-studio-3t/219672): April 12th 2023, 10:00am, (GMT-07:00) Pacific Time
[Node Congress Berlin](https://www.mongodb.com/developer/events/nodecongress23/): April14, 2023 - Apr 17, 2023
[Montreal Inaugural Meetup](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/montreal-inaugural-meetup/218883): April 18th 2023, 3:00pm, (GMT-07:00) Pacific Time
[WebExpo](https://www.mongodb.com/developer/events/webexpo-2023/): Apr 19, 2023 - Apr 20, 2023
[London MUG](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/mongodb-london-mug-is-happening-on-april-20th-in-collaboration-with-beamery/218419): April 20th 2023, 10:00am, (GMT-07:00) Pacific Time
[International Javascript Conference London](https://www.mongodb.com/developer/events/ijs-london-23/): Apr 25, 2023 - Apr 27, 2023

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Bangalore MUG! Our leaders and speakers had an amazing time seeing all of you in person.

Special thanks to the event’s leaders:

[Darshan Jayarama](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/u/DarshanJayarama)
[Pallaav Sethi](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/u/Pallaav_Sethi)
[Manosh Malai](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/u/Manosh_Malai)

And our speakers:

[Santhosh Kashyap](https://www.linkedin.com/in/santhosh-kashyap-a9b6b0b3/)
[Sarthak Dalabehera](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarthak-dalabehera/)

![Bangalore MUG](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/anul2ogxcze7ai2mdiol.jpg)

![Bangalore MUG](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/sgvpfid5kobpirbadxsj.jpg)

![Bangalore MUG](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/6nhrcpnvyy77ln8toyu6.jpg)

![Bangalore MUG](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/5zz2qjrzplgck9a4vv7n.jpg)

![Bangalore MUG](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/ga01u6t49op14zqeu3rx.jpg)

![Bangalore MUG](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/gpw7me1sthhyntc2nbte.jpg)

## 🎙️ 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. 

The latest episode looks at the impact of technology on some important social issues, including homelessness and addiction.

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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.)

Have you visited our YouTube channel lately? There’s a new video from @megangrant333 (that’s me!) on the types of NoSQL databases.

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