1 00:00:02,180 --> 00:00:07,340 So now we're ready to dive in and now I just want you to get the most out of this course. To get the most 2 00:00:07,340 --> 00:00:08,130 out of the course, 3 00:00:08,180 --> 00:00:09,110 watch the videos, 4 00:00:09,110 --> 00:00:12,930 this is obvious but watch the videos and watch them at your speed. 5 00:00:13,130 --> 00:00:19,340 You can slow the videos down in the udemy video player or you can speed me up and really adjust this to your requirements, 6 00:00:19,370 --> 00:00:23,020 if I'm talking too fast, slow me down, am I going too slow, speed me up, 7 00:00:23,060 --> 00:00:25,980 maybe skip lectures if you already know what I'm teaching in there, 8 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:29,280 it's an on-demand course so take advantage of that. 9 00:00:29,350 --> 00:00:31,610 Additionally, pause and code along 10 00:00:31,610 --> 00:00:33,890 or type the commands along with me, 11 00:00:33,890 --> 00:00:35,240 play around with mongodb, 12 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:37,870 since it's running locally you can't mess it up, 13 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:42,420 you can always delete that database folder you created and start from scratch 14 00:00:42,590 --> 00:00:48,770 but play around with mongodb and follow along because being active always gives you more than just 15 00:00:48,770 --> 00:00:50,990 passively watching the videos. 16 00:00:51,110 --> 00:00:53,840 In addition, make sure you do the assignments, 17 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:59,050 there are a couple of assignments in this course which are there for you to practice. In the assignments, 18 00:00:59,050 --> 00:01:04,290 I always show my solution for you to compare and being forced to solve a problem on your own 19 00:01:04,290 --> 00:01:10,580 first of course gives you an opportunity to really see if you really understood a certain concept. 20 00:01:10,590 --> 00:01:16,550 Now additionally I will point at the official docs very often because the docs are very good and detailed 21 00:01:16,710 --> 00:01:21,500 and if you need some niche case or you just want to read something or you just want to look something 22 00:01:21,500 --> 00:01:25,940 up which I explained somewhere in the course but you don't know where that was, dive into the official 23 00:01:25,940 --> 00:01:28,190 docs and also use Google, 24 00:01:28,190 --> 00:01:33,080 that's a great additional resource to this course because with that, you'll learn to solve your problems 25 00:01:33,140 --> 00:01:36,820 on your own which is always the best way of learning, 26 00:01:36,830 --> 00:01:39,510 you have to learn how to solve problems on your own. 27 00:01:39,530 --> 00:01:45,160 Take the course, get the basic knowledge, get the advanced knowledge too but then also dive into problems 28 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:47,900 you're facing on your own and solve them. 29 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:51,980 Now if something is unclear at any point or there is a problem you can't solve, 30 00:01:51,980 --> 00:01:54,470 also use the Q&A section of this course. 31 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:59,650 I'll do my best to reply there quickly but also please help other students there, 32 00:01:59,660 --> 00:02:00,810 don't just ask, 33 00:02:00,820 --> 00:02:07,040 also answer because by answering, you'll become a real pro because answering is so much harder than asking. 34 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:10,130 And if you answer something which is not entirely correct, 35 00:02:10,310 --> 00:02:13,480 that's no problem, you'll be corrected and you'll learn again, 36 00:02:13,490 --> 00:02:18,270 so really use this as an opportunity to also challenge yourself and grow. 37 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:21,510 And with that, we got everything we need, 38 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:23,990 we get the basic theory, we got everything installed, 39 00:02:24,020 --> 00:02:28,340 let's dive into mongodb and learn how to use it to its fullest potential.