Week 1: Introduction to Fastify & Setting Up the Environment

• Key Concepts:
  • What Fastify is and why it’s used.
  • Setting up Node.js and Fastify in your environment.
  • Introduction to Fastify routing.
• Project: "Hello World API"
  • Set up a basic Fastify server that responds with "Hello World" when hitting the root endpoint.

Resources:

• Fastify Docs: Getting Started
• Node.js Official Docs

Week 2: Understanding Routing, Request, and Response

• Key Concepts:
  • Creating routes in Fastify.
  • Handling HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE).
  • Understanding query strings and route parameters.
• Project: "Simple CRUD API"
  • Create a RESTful API with basic routes for a resource (e.g., "Users").
  • Implement routes to fetch all users (GET), add a new user (POST), update a user (PUT), and delete a user (DELETE).

Resources:

• Fastify Docs: Routes
• MDN Web Docs: HTTP Methods

Week 3: Introduction to MongoDB

• Key Concepts:
  • What is MongoDB and how it differs from SQL databases.
  • Introduction to MongoDB collections and documents.
  • Setting up MongoDB locally or using MongoDB Atlas.
• Project: "Connecting Fastify with MongoDB"
  • Set up a MongoDB instance and connect it to your Fastify API.

Resources:

• MongoDB Docs: Introduction