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Grit Concepts You Need to Know

The non-negotiables that make every Grit project click — start here.

Time

~3 h

Lessons

30

Chapters

7

Assignments

7

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Disable AI suggestions while you learn

This course teaches you to hand-write every line of code. Open VS Code (or your editor of choice) and turn off Copilot, Cursor Tab, Tabnine, Codeium, and any inline AI autocomplete before you start a lesson.

AI mid-completion robs you of the small mistakes that make concepts stick. You'll be a faster, more independent developer at the end of the course if you type every character yourself. Re-enable AI for your real work after — never during a lesson.

Goal of this course: learn, not ship fastest.

What you'll build

A working monorepo with Go API + Next.js web + admin panel, a Product resource you scaffolded with one command, and confidence to navigate any Grit codebase.

What you'll learn

What Grit is and when to reach for it
How to install Grit and scaffold a project
The folder structure every project uses — and why
Grit's naming conventions for files, routes, models, and types
The standard API response envelope
The code generator: grit generate resource
Type sync: grit sync (Go → TypeScript)
The five architecture modes and when to pick which

Course outline

1

What is Grit and Why?

The 10-minute orientation: what Grit is, who it's for, and what makes it different.

4 lessons18mAssignment
2

Your First Grit Project

Scaffold a real project, run it, and tour every file it produced.

4 lessons26mAssignment
3

The Convention Surface

The naming, structure, and response patterns Grit assumes — saving you decision fatigue.

4 lessons24mAssignment
4

Code Generation & Type Sync

The commands that do 80% of the boilerplate so you focus on the actual product.

4 lessons26mAssignment
5

Frameworks & Patterns

The Go side demystified — Gin, GORM, CRUD, and the Handler → Service pattern that every resource follows.

4 lessons36mAssignment
6

The Batteries

Redis, S3, Mail, Jobs, AI — what each one does, where it lives, and how to modify it.

6 lessons44mAssignment
7

Architecture Modes

The five shapes a Grit project can take — pick the right one for your idea.

4 lessons22mAssignment

Prerequisites

  • ›Comfortable in a terminal (cd, ls, running commands)
  • ›Have used Git at least once
  • ›Know what HTTP and JSON are — no need to be an expert

Who this is for

  • ›Devs new to Grit who want the foundation before specializing
  • ›Anyone inheriting a Grit codebase and wanting orientation
  • ›Self-taught devs who want a structured walk through a modern full-stack

Ready to start?

Lesson 1 takes ~6 minutes. By the end of this hour you'll be writing real code.

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