This course strengthens learners' backend development skills by introducing production-grade practices. It
focuses on replacing in-memory logic with persistent storage, enforcing professional validation standards,
and abstracting data access into repositories. By simulating real-world persistence and layering, learners
prepare for transition into full-stack or database-backed applications.
Overview
Syllabus
- Unit 1: Professional Validation with Zod
- Observe and Experiment: Zod-Powered Task Validation in Action
- Define Your First Zod Schemas for a Task API
- Validate and Create Tasks: Implement the POST Endpoint
- Update with Confidence: Validate PUT and PATCH Requests
- Unit 2: Repository Pattern Basics
- Observe and Explore: The Repository Pattern in Action
- Define the Contract: Create the Task Repository Interface
- Abstracting Persistence with the Repository Pattern Example
- Build the Engine: Implement the In-Memory Task Repository
- Unit 3: File Persistence with JSON
- Observe and Experiment: File-Based Persistence in Action
- Fix the Silent Fail: Debug File-Based Task Persistence
- File-Based Task Repository Example