[Feature Request] Create a new homework project for mongodb

[lazyplatypus]

Is your proposal related to a problem?
The current proposed homework project doesn't show off the mongodb capabilities very well.

Describe the solution you'd like
Let's figure it out.

[emsesc]

To utilize the full capabilities of user input (storing data) and data visualization (retrieving and displaying data from databases), a web app could be created that receives input, stores it in a database, and visualizes for users.

@shreythecray thoughts?

[lazyplatypus]

I thought it would be cool if we built a clone of google forms, where the database can ingest data, return data based on queries and be a good experience to build a robust frontend.

[lazyplatypus]

Could you come up with a rough week by week analysis of what skills would need to be taught to get this project complete? @emsesc

[emsesc]

Week 1: Github, VSCode, MongoDB basics

• How to Use GitHub (commits, cloning, branches etc.)
• MongoDB Compass: access and create your databases
• Basic MongoDB terminology
• The basics of JSON
• Installing an IDE that supports JS

Week 2: Atlas Realms (Backend)

• Create Function in Atlas Realms that is called when user submits form
• NodeJS
• Create Realm Trigger that executes database logic when database is updated
• How to update MongoDB clusters

Week 3: Atlas Realms (Frontend)

• Create HTML/CSS files to style website
• Create JS files that call Atlas Function
• Deploy Web App on Atlas Realms

Week 4: Displaying + Analzying Data

• Work with Atlas Charts to visualize data on frontend
• Perform statistical analytics on received data
• Create another Function that updates/calculates (?)

@lazyplatypus very rough draft. The learning objectives/steps will definitely be changed once the project begins to be built.

[lazyplatypus]

I think that we should make it vendor agnostic, so folks don't have to deploy their webapp on mongo, and self host if needed. What do you think? @emsesc

[lazyplatypus]

Let's also add using material design to week 3?

[lazyplatypus]

I think we can keep using Atlas to host the MongoDB instance, but we can use some other vendor-agnostic service to hook into Atlas's APIs.

[emsesc]

@lazyplatypus Adding material design sounds cool. Making it more vendor agnostic sounds great! Updates are made below:

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Week 1: Github, VSCode, MongoDB basics

• How to Use GitHub (commits, cloning, branches etc.)
• MongoDB Compass: access and create your databases
• Basic MongoDB terminology
• The basics of JSON
• Installing an IDE that supports JS

Week 2: Atlas Realms (Backend)

• Create Function in Atlas Realms that is called when user submits form
• NodeJS
• Create Realm Trigger that executes database logic when database is updated
• How to update MongoDB clusters

Week 3: Deploying a Web App

• Create HTML/CSS files to style website
• Create JS files that call Atlas Function
• Deploy Web App locally or with another service
• Using Material Design

Week 4: Displaying + Analzying Data

• Work with Atlas Charts to visualize data on frontend
• Perform statistical analytics on received data
• Create another Function that updates/calculates (?)