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JavaScript User Authentication With Express and Mongo User Registration Defining a Mongo Schema with Mongoose

Posted by paulscanlon
paulscanlon
Courses Plus Student 26,735 Points

Quick question

Hi guys

I was wondering if there was any particular reason Dave set the two variables to User and UserSchema rather than starting them both with lowercase?

Thanks in advance Happy coding Paul

1 Answer

Alexander La Bianca
Alexander La Bianca
15,959 Points

It is usually good/common practice to have your "classes" start with uppercase. To Later use the User model you will need to create a user object. You do that by

const user = new User({});

Having it be uppercase you will know that it will be used to create new objects

paulscanlon
paulscanlon
Courses Plus Student 26,735 Points

Think i understand, there is so much still to learn about JavaScript.

Thanks a lot

Paul