Announcing the Fastify Mini Course

Manuel SpigolonManuel Spigolon
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Dear Backend.cafe readers, I have something special for you! If you've ever wanted to master Fastify, the lightning-fast Node.js framework, you're in for a treat. Today, I’m launching Fastify Mini Course—a free resource designed to help you build high-performance APIs efficiently.

🚀 Why Fastify?

If you're a backend developer, you've probably worked with the http module. But have you considered switching to Fastify? Here’s why you should:

  • Blazing Fast: Up to 4x faster than the most popular Node.js frameworks.
  • Low Overhead: Optimized for performance and scalability.
  • Schema-Based Validation: First-class TypeScript support and JSON schema validation.
  • Modern Features: Built-in async/await, hooks, decorators, and powerful plugin system.

Whether you're an http pro or new to backend development, this mini-course will help you level up your skills!

📖 What’s Inside the Mini Course?

This course is bite-sized but powerful. You’ll learn:

  • ✅ How to set up a Fastify project from scratch.
  • ✅ Routing, request validation, and response serialization.
  • ✅ Working with middleware, hooks, and decorators.
  • ✅ Optimizing Fastify for production-ready performance.
  • ✅ Real-world best practices.

The course is designed for maximum efficiency, so you can complete it in just a few hours and walk away with practical Fastify skills. You will get one email per day, each containing a short lesson and a hands-on exercise.

🎯 Who Is This For?

  • Developers who want to learn Fastify from scratch.
  • Anyone interested in improving API performance and scalability.
  • Engineers looking for a quick and structured way to learn Fastify.

📅 How to Get Access

It is available publicly at FastifyMiniCourse.com.

🚀 Get Ready to Build Faster APIs!

I can’t wait for you to try it out! If you have any questions or feedback, let’s discuss them in the comments.

Happy coding! 🎯

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Manuel Spigolon
Manuel Spigolon

I'm Manuel and I work at NearForm as a Full Remote Software Developer from 🇮🇹 Italy. I'm one of the Fastify maintainers since 2019. Contributing to Open Source Software teaches me something new every day. You should join this extraordinary world.