MongoDB $weeklyUpdate #4: Fall is just around the corner...
Tags: mongodb, database, webdev, devrel
Published: 2020-09-21 19:45:00

# 👋 Hi everyone! 

Welcome to MongoDB $weeklyUpdate, a weekly digest of MongoDB tutorials, articles, and community spotlights!

Each week, we'll be sharing the latest and greatest MongoDB content and featuring our favorite community content too, curated by [Adrienne Tacke](https://twitter.com/AdrienneTacke) at [MongoDB](https://dev.to/mongodb): {% user adriennetacke %} 

(P.S. Are you as excited as we are for Hacktoberfest? Keep an eye out for some exciting announcements soon 😉)

Enjoy!

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

**[MongoDB.Live 2020 Keynote In Less Than 10 Minutes](https://developer.mongodb.com/article/live2020-keynote-summary)**
Didn't get a chance to attend the MongoDB.Live 2020 online conference this year? Don't worry. [Karen Huaulme](https://twitter.com/YouOldMaid) has compiled a quick recap of all the highlights to get you caught up!

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**[Write A Serverless Function with AWS Lambda and MongoDB](https://developer.mongodb.com/how-to/serverless-development-lambda-atlas)**
[Ado Kukic](https://twitter.com/KukicAdo) shows you how to create your first AWS Lambda function powered by MongoDB Atlas in this step-by-step tutorial!

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**[Designing a Strategy to Develop a Game with Unity and MongoDB](https://developer.mongodb.com/how-to/designing-strategy-develop-game-unity-mongodb)**
Walk through the planning phase of our Game Dev series. In this article, [Nic Raboy](https://twitter.com/nraboy) summarizes our strategic meeting for Plummeting People!

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# 📺 Last Week 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!_

{% youtube 9belLFkKQRM %}

Back with another community showcase, [Joe Karlsson](https://twitter.com/JoeKarlsson1) chats with [Reagan Ekhameye](https://twitter.com/techreagan/status/1294772849216020481) about vuetube, a YouTube clone that he built for #100DaysOfCode! Honestly, I couldn't tell the difference...Reagan did an EXCELLENT job that I thought we were streaming the YouTube home page 😂

[🍿 Watch now](https://youtu.be/9belLFkKQRM)

[NoSQL Data Modeling for the RDBMS Developer](https://www.twitch.tv/videos/744812298)
Entity diagrams = what, exactly, in NoSQL? [Sheeri Cabral](https://twitter.com/sheeri) walks us through the answer as well as all of your proper data modeling needs, specifically for the SQL peeps out there!

[🍿 Watch now](https://www.twitch.tv/videos/744812298)

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# 🎮 GameDev with MongoDB and Unity

[Episode 3: Extending our User Profile Store](https://youtu.be/QgzA_9tXxy4)
Last week's episode had Adrienne, Karen, and Nic creating API endpoints for their user profile store. Creating these allowed the team to add the Twitch chat users into the game as players!

{% youtube QgzA_9tXxy4 %}

They start out with a typical Express/Node setup, but then see how [MongoDB Realm](https://www.mongodb.com/realm) helps them achieve the same functionality in MUCH less time! Be sure to catch up on the series!


Episode 4 is on Sep 23, 10:30am PT, where we may actually play around in Unity! Join us in the chat and help us build this game!

💡 And if you ever need to catch up on any of our streams, you can always find them on our [Developer Hub](https://developer.mongodb.com/learn) or our [Twitch Live Streams playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4RCxklHWZ9tdLNE3yso_rL1hS1ypeV3t)!

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

{% spotify spotify:episode:29QK4sidmUtHekj646VdRz %}

Episode 18: This week, [Kieran Peppiatt](https://twitter.com/kieranpeppiatt?lang=en), Founder and CEO of [Thena](https://www.thena.app), chats with hosts [Nic Raboy](https://twitter.com/nraboy) & [Mike Lynn](https://twitter.com/mlynn) about how MongoDB powers Thena's ability to capture notes and other action items during meetings, allowing users to focus on the meeting itself!

(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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# 👏 Community Spotlight

_Every week, we pick interesting articles, questions, and more from all over the internet! Be sure to use the #MongoDB hashtag when posting on dev.to or leave a comment on my weekly Tweets. You might be featured in an upcoming edition!_

**[mongodb-transactions](https://github.com/ayushjainrksh/mongodb-transactions)**
{% github ayushjainrksh/mongodb-transactions no-readme %}
[Ayush Jain](https://twitter.com/ayushjn_) has created a REST API to perform large operations on the mongodb database with flexibility to cancel the operation in between and revert the changes. Check it out!

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**[Help creating $group and $count query](https://developer.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/help-creating-group-and-count-query/9270/11)**
_https://developer.mongodb.com/community/forums_

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**[Build A Laundry CRUD API with FastAPI using MongoDB - 1](https://dev.to/totoolakehinde/build-a-laundry-crud-api-with-fastapi-using-mongodb-1-3ccl)**
_https://dev.to_

{% link https://dev.to/totoolakehinde/build-a-laundry-crud-api-with-fastapi-using-mongodb-1-3ccl %}

DEV user Totoola Kenny has written an excellent, step-by-step tutorial that shows you how tobuild a CRUD API with Fast API and MongoDB. Check it out! 

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**[How to Re-Authenticate a User with Token?](https://developer.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/how-to-re-authenticate-a-user-with-token/9389)**
_https://developer.mongodb.com/community/forums_

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**[Part 3: User Roles and Management Datastore - MongoDB](https://dev.to/rachel_cheuk/part-3-user-roles-and-management-datastore-mongodb-815)**
_https://dev.to_

{% link https://dev.to/rachel_cheuk/part-3-user-roles-and-management-datastore-mongodb-815 %}

Part 3 of DEV User Rachel's series explores how to use MongoDB as a datastore for the user roles and management of her app! 

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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)._


**📅 Upcoming**

Sept 24th: [Big Data LDN](https://embed.pheedloop.com/bdl20/site/sessions/?id=iKBVaJ)
Did you grow up on SQL databases? Are document databases a bit of a mystery to you? Then [Lauren Schaefer](https://twitter.com/lauren_schaefer)'s talk "From Tables to Documents—Changing Your Database Mindset" is perfect for you!

Sept 25th: [North East Remote Programming Conference 2020](https://ne-rpc.co.uk/2020-september/from-tables-to-documentschanging-your-database-mindset.html)
[Lauren Schaefer](https://twitter.com/lauren_schaefer) will be giving her talk "From Tables to Documents—Changing Your Database Mindset"!

**🔁 Watch it again!**

Sept 13: [PennApps XXI](http://2020f.pennapps.com/)
[Joe Karlsson](https://twitter.com/aaronbassett) gave his first Keynote ever and absolutely killed it! [Watch The Art of Computer Science now](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtduE9IHDS0)!