Chapter 1

Scaffold + Tour

grit new --api and a deep tour of the Go-only project shape.

~17 min total3 lessonsAssignment

By the end of this chapter you'll be able to

Scaffold an API-only project
Identify every Go file
Run + curl /api/health

Lessons

Module: Start

Scaffolding the API

grit new my-api --api walkthrough.

5measy

Project tour

cmd/server, internal/, the Services pattern.

8measy

Your first request

docker compose up, run the API, hit /api/health.

4measy

Chapter assignment

Scaffold, run, and document

Scaffold `bench-api --api`, get it running, hit /api/health, and capture a short README in your notes.md describing what each top-level folder is for.

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Lesson 1 takes ~5 min.

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ch.2: Modeling with GORM