Author: Kathryn Vargas

When she's not writing about working with MongoDB, Kathryn spends her free time exploring Berlin's food scene, playing the drums, learning languages (current mission: German), and hiking.

3 Tips for SQL Users New To MongoDB

With the trend of SQL and NoSQL hybrid approaches in mind, here are 3 tips for SQL users new to MongoDB – and how a MongoDB IDE like Studio 3T can help.

Posted on: 14/02/2020 (last updated: 28/04/2025) • Kathryn Vargas 5 minutes

Shortcuts

A comprehensive list of Studio 3T hotkeys that make working with MongoDB a breeze.

Posted on: 06/02/2020 (last updated: 14/07/2021) • Kathryn Vargas 4 minutes

JSON View

JSON View displays documents within a collection in JSON.

Posted on: 04/02/2020 (last updated: 09/10/2025) • Kathryn Vargas < 1

GridFS Support

Learn how GridFS works and how to use it within Studio 3T.

Posted on: 02/02/2020 (last updated: 31/08/2021) • Kathryn Vargas 4 minutes
3T - MongoDB Tools

What’s New in Studio 3T 2020.1 | Introducing Quickstart and What’s New

We’re starting the New Year with the release of the Quickstart and What’s New tabs – in-app changes that’ll make getting started with Studio 3T even easier.

Posted on: 07/01/2020 (last updated: 28/04/2025) • Kathryn Vargas < 1

MongoDB $out Example | The MongoDB Aggregation Pipeline

We show you how to use the MongoDB $out stage to output documents of an aggregation query to a new collection.

Posted on: 26/11/2019 (last updated: 03/11/2023) • Kathryn Vargas 2 minutes

MongoDB $project Example | The MongoDB Aggregation Pipeline

The $project stage is extremely useful for showing only the fields you need. In this article, we walk through an example of the $project stage in tandem with $lookup.

Posted on: 26/11/2019 (last updated: 03/11/2023) • Kathryn Vargas 3 minutes

MongoDB $lookup Example | The MongoDB Aggregation Pipeline

In this article, we show you two ways to run a MongoDB $lookup using Studio 3T. $lookup lets you join data from two collections, as long as they are on the same database.

Posted on: 26/11/2019 (last updated: 16/10/2023) • Kathryn Vargas 4 minutes

6 Tips for Adding MongoDB to Your Database Architecture

Thinking of adding MongoDB to your database architecture? Here are six tips to help prepare you for your new MongoDB tasks.

Posted on: 20/11/2019 (last updated: 04/08/2021) • Kathryn Vargas 4 minutes