Based on information found at: https://zellwk.com/blog/crud-express-mongodb/ https://zellwk.com/blog/crud-express-and-mongodb-2/ https://mongodb.github.io/node-mongodb-native/api-articles/nodekoarticle1.html
This project uses Scotchbox as its VM
setting up vs code: https://code.visualstudio.com/Docs/languages/javascript https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/javascript#_typescript-definition-files-typings https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=dbaeumer.vscode-eslint http://eslint.org/docs/user-guide/getting-started https://blog.reybango.com/2015/12/17/adding-eslint-to-the-microsoft-vs-code-editor/