Intern Spotlight: J Delaney

This year, MongoDB welcomed 34 university students to our intern program in Engineering and Marketing. In this series, we'll introduce you to some of the talented students who are helping us transform development and operations for how we run applications today.

We had the chance to sit down with J Delaney, a returning intern from last year who is working on the JSTestFuzz team.

First, the basics. Where are you from, where do you go to school, and what year are you? I am originally from San Diego and I am a rising senior at UC San Diego.

What department are you working in this year? Can you give us a description of your summer project? JSTestFuzz. It’s a fuzz tester that uses the existing tests for MongoDB to create novel ones that test edge cases people missed.

Why did you choose to intern at MongoDB? Well this is my second year interning at MongoDB. I returned because I really enjoyed the company and felt that I had more to learn this year. The people here are great. The projects they give the interns are really good because they are real projects that the company puts to use. You are a full developer and your work is taken seriously.

What is the most challenging aspect of your job? When the JSTestFuzz finds a bug it is my job to find out what caused it. Because my project works by generating a lot of tests often there is a lot of code I have to go through to narrow it down to the 3-5 lines that actually caused the bug.

Best part of the MongoDB office? Seamless for sure. Basically all the free food in the office.

Favorite seamless order? Chop’t salad.

Do you have a favorite (secret) spot in NYC? There’s this great Sichuan restaurant right by the dorms called the Grand Sichuan Eastern.

Favorite App? Facebook Messenger because I don’t get reception in most of the city so that is the only way I can communicate with people!

What is the one thing you couldn’t live without? My custom keyboard bindings that is set up on my computers. I hate when I have to use another person’s, it throws me off because I’m so used to my own.

Do you have any secret talents? I know sign language.

Favorite TV Show to binge watch? Battlestar Galactica.

What does an average day look like for you? I usually show up around 9:30 and eat breakfast (the Greek yogurt is awesome). Then I head to my desk and check all the tests I had running overnight. I work for a bit and then break for lunch with the team or the other interns. Afterwards, I get more work done and meet with my mentors. I’ll take a break halfway through the day and either read or play ping pong. I work until about 6:30pm and then head home.

Favorite Intern event? Scott’s Pizza tour was awesome. I had never seen someone so passionate about pizza before!

Interested in a career at MongoDB? Check out our careers page or email campus@mongodb.com.
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About the Author - Maggie Maggie Gibson is a rising senior at Trinity College interning in the Corporate Marketing department at MongoDB summer 2015.

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How to Set Up SSL With Automation

Cloud Manager supports advanced security configuration options such as SSL, Kerberos, LDAP or X.509. SSL can be used by all Cloud Manager users, while Kerberos, LDAP, and X.509 authentication are for MongoDB Enterprise builds only. In this blog post, we will explain how to setup SSL with Automation. Here’s how to get started: Login to Cloud Manager and browse to the Deployment tab. In the “…” button, next to the green Add button, choose “Authentication & SSL Settings” Click Next to configure SSL Click the Enable SSL button Enter the path on your server for the CA File. This CA file should contain the Certificates, in PEM format, for Issuer of the Certificates being used by MongoDB (the sslPEMKeyFile).   • (NOTE: the file should be manually placed on the server before proceeding). Choose client certificate mode “optional” or “required”   •  Optional : mongod and mongos process are started with both the net.ssl.CAFile and net.ssl.allowConnectionsWithoutCertificates options. As such, the mongo shell and drivers need not possess client certificates.   •  Required : mongod and mongos processes are started with the net.ssl.CAFile setting. Each mongo shell and driver process must possess a client certificate. Next, specify PEM Key File for your Automation, Backup, and/or Monitoring Agent.   • (NOTE: If the PEM Key File is encrypted, the password must also be specified.) If the PEM Key File is encrypted, the password must also be applied. The SSL options then need to be set on each server. Next, the SSL options need to be set on each server. Go to the Deployments tab and in the Processes view. Select the process that you would like to edit and click the Wrench icon to Edit the Configuration Expand the Advanced Options at the bottom. Set the following options:   •  sslmode : requireSSL, allowSSL, or preferSSL   •  sslPemKeyFile : Input the path to the server certificate. (Note: the file should be manually placed on the server before proceeding)   •  sslPemKeyPassword : If you are using an encrypted PEM key file, use sslPemKeyPassword to specify the password. Click Apply . Finally, click Save and Review & Deploy. Note: Enabling SSL will apply to all managed items in your deployment. The CA File provided will also be used by managed Monitoring and Backup Agents for connections to the entire deployment. For MongoDB 2.6 and below, enabling SSL requires the using of MongoDB Enterprise Edition.

July 14, 2015
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MongoDB Releases “Focus Mode” in Compass GUI

We’re excited to announce an improvement to the aggregation-building experience in MongoDB Compass. Compass already makes it easy to view and manage your MongoDB databases, and with the addition of Focus Mode you now have the option to dial in on specific stages within your aggregation pipeline. Overview MongoDB's Query API and Aggregation Pipelines enable easy retrieval and processing of data from collections. They also facilitate complex operations such as filtering, grouping, and transforming, making computation and analysis effortless. MongoDB Compass' intuitive interface simplifies the process of building aggregations by enabling developers to easily create, test, and refine aggregation pipelines, and the introduction of Focus Mode takes this a step further. When constructing pipelines, having to simultaneously view and consider multiple stages can make it challenging to analyze the impact of a specific stage, leading to increased cognitive load. Now, developers can toggle Focus Mode on stages, opening a view that focuses exclusively on the contents of the specific stage they are working on. This view can also be used to view sample input (before the aggregation stage is applied) and output (after the stage is applied) documents, aiding in the understanding, troubleshooting, and optimizing of the data pipeline. Developers can also switch between different stages by accessing a drop-down menu at the top of their screen. This makes identifying inefficiencies and optimizing performance easier, as well as providing deeper insights from the output documents for data-driven decision making. Focus Mode offers a streamlined and distraction-free environment for working with stages, improving the efficiency and precision of testing, debugging, and analyzing the impact of each stage on the data, ultimately simplifying the creation and management of pipelines. Conclusion The addition of Focus Mode is part of our continued refresh of the query and aggregation experience in Compass. These improvements are made possible thanks to the feedback of our developer community, so we encourage you to try out this new feature and let us know what you think! To learn more about Aggregation Pipeline Builder in Compass, visit our documentation .

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