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What does CRUD mean for a MongoDB-backed API?

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CRUD is Create, Read, Update, and Delete.

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CRUD is Create, Read,
Update, and Delete.
2
In Express those map
to POST, GET, PATCH or PUT, and DELETE against a Mongoose model.
3
Interviewers often ask you
to sketch these four routes for a resource such as users or posts.
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Give an example
One tiny concrete case you can say aloud.
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Common mistake
What juniors usually get wrong.
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Close
When you pick this over the alternative.

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“In Express those map to POST, GET, PATCH or PUT, and DELETE against a Mongoose m”

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InExpressthosemaptoPOST

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CRUD is Create, Read, Update, and Delete. In Express those map to POST, GET, PATCH or PUT, and DELETE against a Mongoose model.