Fastify - Fast web framework with batteries attached & amazing TypeScript support - LNUG - April 23

Fastify - a fast web framework with batteries attached and amazing TypeScript support - Mike Borozdin
In this enlightening talk, Mike introduces Fastify, a robust and efficient framework with a seamless developer experience for building REST APIs. With over 10 years of software development expertise, Mike shares his insights and highlights the advantages of Fastify in comparison to other frameworks.
Fastify's remarkable features include native TypeScript support, providing enhanced type safety and productivity during development. By leveraging TypeScript, developers can ensure type correctness in request and response bodies, query string parameters, and even custom HTTP headers. This type safety extends to runtime as well, thanks to Fastify's built-in JSON schema validation, which guarantees the validity of incoming data, enhancing security and stability.
Furthermore, Fastify's extensive plugin ecosystem offers a wide range of additional functionalities, including authentication, authorization, GraphQL integration, and WebSocket support. These plugins, both maintained by the Fastify team and contributed by the community, allow developers to easily extend and customize their APIs without reinventing the wheel.
Performance is another standout feature of Fastify. Backed by benchmarks and a smaller code stack, Fastify consistently outperforms other frameworks, delivering lightning-fast response times and efficient routing. Its integration with database drivers also enables seamless connection pooling, further optimizing performance.
While Fastify excels in various deployment scenarios, it may not be the ideal choice for cloud functions or serverless architectures. Fastify's strength lies in its ability to handle multiple routes and provide a comprehensive framework for building APIs.
If you're a developer looking to enhance your REST API development workflow, this talk is a must-watch. Discover how Fastify, with its batteries-attached approach, can empower you to create high-performance, type-safe, and scalable REST APIs with ease. Join Mike as he takes you on a journey through the exciting world of Fastify and its incredible features.
Chapter 1: Introduction [00:00:00]
Chapter 2: Building REST APIs with Node.js & TypeScript [00:00:23]
Chapter 3: Choosing Express as the Framework [00:02:43]
Chapter 4: Issues with Express and Need for Additional Libraries [00:04:30]
Chapter 5: Introducing Fastify Framework [00:05:14]
Chapter 6: Logging, TypeScript, and Validation with Fastify [00:06:48]
Chapter 7: Integrating JSON Schema with TypeScript [00:09:00]
Chapter 8: Hooks & Plugins in Fastify [00:10:48]
Chapter 9: Ecosystem & Performance of Fastify [00:13:53]
Chapter 10: Deployment Considerations [00:16:23]
Chapter 11: Q&A [00:19:00]
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