Announcing the Fastify Mini Course


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.