$weeklyUpdate #18 (Feb 8, 2021): Latest Tutorials, Events, Podcasts, & Streams!
Tags: mongodb, webdev, nosql, database
Published: 2021-02-09 00:58:38

# 👋 Hi everyone!

Welcome to MongoDB $weeklyUpdate! 

Here, you'll find the latest developer tutorials, upcoming official MongoDB events, and get a heads up on our latest Twitch streams and podcast, curated by [Adrienne Tacke](https://twitter.com/AdrienneTacke) at [MongoDB](https://dev.to/mongodb): {% user adriennetacke %} 


Enjoy!

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# 🌟 Celebrating the 45th annual Black History Month 🌟

_Photo from Jason Velez_
![Celebrating Black History Month at MongoDB](https://mcusercontent.com/60a753e808dbe7c064c13ce1d/images/d4b28759-cd9d-4f8b-b5ab-b24b9daa6cf6.png "Celebrating Black History Month at MongoDB")

February means it's Black History Month! We want to celebrate the Black community for its many contributions to society. So every week, we'll feature a Black pioneer in science and tech!

## [Mark E. Dean](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Dean_(computer_scientist)) - Inventor and Computer Scientist
![Mark E. Dean from IBM/AP Images](http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/inventors/images/dean.jpg "Mark E. Dean")

Mark E. Dean is the first African-American to become an IBM Fellow, the highest level of technical excellence at the company. Aside from holding 20 patents, he is credited with leading the team that developed the original PC bus! (via [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Dean_(computer_scientist)).

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# 📢 Call for speakers for MongoDB.live 2021 closes in **three days**!

**Become a MongoDB.live 21 Speaker**
MongoDB.live is where the world’s fastest-growing data community comes to connect, explore, and learn. We’re looking for speakers who can inspire attendees by introducing them to new technologies, ideas, and solutions.

Whether you want to do a 30 minute conference session, a 60-90 minutes deep dive tutorial, or a 10 minutes lightning talk - give us your talk ideas. If you have a great idea but don't feel ready for the stage / stream: don't worry. We offer speaker storyline workshops, speaker coaching sessions, and more.

Call for speakers closes **February 11th**.

[Submit your Talk](https://www.mongodb.com/live/call-for-proposals)

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# 🎓 Freshest Tutorials on [DevHub](https://developer.mongodb.com/)
_Want to find the latest MongoDB tutorials and articles created for developers, by developers? Look no further than our [DevHub](https://developer.mongodb.com/)!_

## Cloud

**[7 Things I Learned While Modeling Data for YouTube Stats](https://developer.mongodb.com/article/7-things-learned-while-modeling-data-youtube-stats/)**
[Lauren Schaefer](https://twitter.com/Lauren_Schaefer) worked with [Mark Smith](https://twitter.com/judy2k) and [Maxime Beugnet](https://twitter.com/MBeugnet) embarked on a project to automatically retrieve daily stats about videos on the MongoDB YouTube channel. In this post, Lauren shares seven things she learned while modeling the data for this app.

**[Capturing Hacker News Mentions with Node.js and MongoDB](https://developer.mongodb.com/how-to/capturing-hacker-news-mentions-nodejs-mongodb)**
[Nic Raboy](https://www.nraboy.com/) details how to parse through Hacker News data as it's created, filter for relevant topics, and store the data in MongoDB Atlas. 

# Good to Know

**[Three Underused MongoDB Features](https://developer.mongodb.com/article/under-used-features)**
[Mark Smith](https://twitter.com/judy2k) will cover three underrated features of MongoDB: TTL Indexes, Capped Collections, and Change Streams!

**[MongoDB Aggregation Pipeline Queries vs SQL Queries](https://developer.mongodb.com/how-to/SQL-to-Aggregation-Pipeline)**
[Joe Karlsson](https://twitter.com/JoeKarlsson1) will walk you through translating the MongoDB Aggregation Pipeline from SQL.

**[Is it Safe to Go Outside? Data Investigation With MongoDB](https://developer.mongodb.com/how-to/is-it-safe-covid)**
[Mark Smith](https://twitter.com/judy2k) will discuss using a Jupyter Notebook to explore the Scottish NHS API's data format, load it into MongoDB, and then do some analysis in MongoDB Charts.

## Realm

**[Accessing Realm Data on iOS Using Realm Studio](https://developer.mongodb.com/how-to/realm-ios-database-access-using-realm-studio/)**
[Andrew Morgan](https://twitter.com/andrewmorgan) shows you how to track down the locations of your iOS Realm database files, open them in Realm Studio, view the data, and make changes.

**[Building a Mobile Chat App Using Realm – Integrating Realm into Your App](https://developer.mongodb.com/how-to/building-a-mobile-chat-app-using-realm)**
[Andrew Morgan](https://twitter.com/andrewmorgan) shows you how to how to integrate the Realm-Cocoa SDK into your iOS (SwiftUI) app. It's a follow-up to [Building a Mobile Chat App Using Realm – Data Architecture](https://developer.mongodb.com/how-to/realm-swiftui-ios-chat-app)!

**[Create a Data Enabled API in MongoDB Realm in 10 Minutes or Less](https://developer.mongodb.com/how-to/create-data-api-10-min-realm)**
[Mike Lynn](https://twitter.com/mlynn) explains how to quickly create an API that exposes data from a sample database in MongoDB Atlas and a Realm App with an HTTP listener, step-by-step.

# Gaming 

**[Manage Game User Profiles with MongoDB, Phaser, and JavaScript](https://developer.mongodb.com/how-to/manage-game-user-profiles-mongodb-phaser-javascript)**
[Nic Raboy](https://www.nraboy.com/) explains how to create user profiles for your games using Phaser, JavaScript, and MongoDB.

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# 📅 Official MongoDB [Events](https://live.mongodb.com/events/#/calendar)
_Attend an official MongoDB event near you (virtual for now)! Chat with MongoDB experts, learn something new, meet other developers, and win some swag!_

Feb 16 (3:00pm GMT+4 | UAE) - [MongoDB Atlas Full Text Search Overview](https://live.mongodb.com/events/details/mongodb-uae-presents-mongodb-atlas-full-text-search-overview/)

Feb 17 (11:00am GMT-6 | Global) - [Realm Sync in use - building and architecting a Mobile Chat App](https://live.mongodb.com/events/details/mongodb-realm-global-community-presents-realm-sync-in-use-building-and-architecting-a-mobile-chat-app/)

Feb 24 (10:00am GMT-6 | Global) - [Xamarin Guidance with Realm .NET](https://live.mongodb.com/events/details/mongodb-realm-global-community-presents-xamarin-guidance-with-realm-net/)

Feb 24 (5:00pm GMT+1 | DACH) - [Schema-Design-Pattern für mehr Performance](https://live.mongodb.com/events/details/mongodb-dach-virtual-community-presents-schema-design-pattern-fur-mehr-performance/)

Feb 25 (11:00am GMT-6 | Global) - [For the Love of Databases: Interview with Asya Kamsky & Dani Monteiro](https://live.mongodb.com/events/details/mongodb-make-it-matter-presents-for-the-love-of-databases-interview-with-asya-kamsky-dani-monteiro/)

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# 📺 MongoDB on [Twitch](https://www.twitch.tv/mongodb) 
_We stream tech tutorials, live coding, and talk to members of our community every Friday. Sometimes, we even stream twice a week! Be sure to [follow us on Twitch](https://www.twitch.tv/mongodb) to be notified of every stream!_

*Latest Stream*
[Integrating MongoDB Into Your NextJS App](https://youtu.be/aAupumVpqcE)
{% youtube aAupumVpqcE %}
 
🍿 [Follow us](https://www.twitch.tv/mongodb) on Twitch so you never miss a stream!

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# 🎙 Last Word on the [MongoDB Podcast](https://mongodb.libsyn.com/)

*Latest Episode*

{% spotify spotify:episode:4cNWCBlbVKrLZJzpOITpIq %}

Catch up on past episodes:

Ep. 41 - [Liberty Mutual and MongoDB](https://open.spotify.com/episode/0GqeIW1Z6U0XT8QxsAzwRP?si=8Cm54YHhSG-9BNhq5UXqqQ)

Ep. 40 - [History of Realm with Alexander Stigsen](https://open.spotify.com/episode/4CMmcgkkpqO3tTuxY7RAI9?si=nQzhKGCaQg6BZkyFzfIx7w)

Ep. 39 - [Building the MongoDB Developer Hub with Jordan Stapinski](https://open.spotify.com/episode/2yXhfWaDkQzH3k7gcvjGJ3?si=y9xvwVqZTYqQGMzvdz-wZA)

(Not listening on Spotify? We got you! We're most likely on your favorite podcast network, including [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/) 😊)

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# 💚 MongoDB Community Love
_We love seeing how you're using MongoDB or simply sharing the good vibes of the community. If you want to be featured in an upcoming $weeklyUpdate, just [tweet](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Hey%20@MongoDB!%20Check%20out%20what%20I%27m%20working%20on!%20) at us!_

Some love for our [community forums](https://developer.mongodb.com/community/forums/) (AKA the best place to find help or chat about everything MongoDB) from Andrew:

{% twitter 1355916985436139529 %}

Thanks Andrew! We 💚 the MongoDB Community too!

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# 🌍 MongoDB DevRel around the Interwebz
_Watch our team do their thang at various conferences, meetups, and podcasts around the world (virtually, for now). Also, find external articles and guest posts from our DevRel team here!_

**📅 Upcoming**

**February**

Feb 17: [DevNexus](https://devnexus.com/)
Join [Lauren Schaefer](https://twitter.com/lauren_schaefer) at DevNexus 2021 where she'll be giving the Keynote Address "Top Ten Tips for Making Remote Work Actually Work Right Now"!

Feb 25: [Confoo](https://confoo.ca/en/yul2021/session/stop-don-t-make-these-mistakes-in-your-document-database)
[Lauren Schaefer](https://twitter.com/lauren_schaefer) will be at Confoo giving her talk "Stop! Don't Make These Mistakes in Your Document Database"!

**March**

Mar 23: [Codemotion Online Conference - Italian Edition](https://events.codemotion.com/conferences/online/2021/online-tech-conference-italian-edition-spring/speakers/)
[Lauren Schaefer](https://twitter.com/lauren_schaefer) will be at Codemotion Online Conference - Italian Edition giving her talk "Stop! Don't Make These Mistakes in Your Document Database"!

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