Code-First Design with Zod and OpenAPI - Writing API's that spark joy

"The best way to choose what to keep and what to throw away is to take each item in one's hand and ask: "Does this spark joy?" If it does, keep it. If not, dispose of it"

In the day and age of complex frameworks and ever-expanding Whatever-stacks, it's sometimes good to just take a step back and take a good long look at your dependency chart.

When starting development on a new full-stack project, it's usually easy to grab onto the first framework one comes across on Medium or just go with the familiar stack from previous projects, with it's pros and cons.

Do you really know what you're signing yourself up for when you install the starter project or do you trust that what works for other people, will also work for you?

In this talk, we'll create a full-stack application from scratch by hand-picking the libraries we need, and disposing everything we don't need.

"Keep only those things that speak to your heart. Then take the plunge and discard all the rest. By doing this, you can reset your life and embark on a new lifestyle"

We will create a frame for an end-to-end type-safe application in TypeScript, utilizing specifications like OpenAPI and validation tools like Zod. We'll discover the ease of development when you focus on productivity above flavours of the month.