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Full-Stack Development

Build a complete SaaS from zero: React, Next.js, TypeScript, Prisma, PostgreSQL, NextAuth, Stripe payments, transactional email, Tailwind + shadcn/ui, testing with Vitest + Playwright, and deploy to Vercel. Every lesson ships something real.

What You Build

A production SaaS application: authentication, database, payments, email, testing, CI/CD, deployed and live on the internet

Sections

Lessons

10h

Estimated

Concepts

Prerequisites

Zero to AI-Powered Developer DevOps & Engineering Methodologies

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First 5 lessons are free (31% of the course). No login required.

Full-Stack Foundations

TypeScript, project setup, and the modern full-stack toolkit.

The Modern Full-Stack: What You Actually Need to Know

25 min Build in Public

Tweet: Tweet: 'You don't need to master 47 tools. React + Next.js + Postgres + Vercel covers 90% of production apps. Here's the focused path.'

TypeScript: The Language That Catches Bugs Before Users Do

35 min Ship

Ship: TypeScript project with strict mode, utility types, and generics

Project Setup: Next.js, Tailwind, Prisma, Vercel

30 min Ship

Ship: Fully configured starter project deployed to Vercel

Frontend: React & Next.js

React fundamentals, server components, forms, and server actions.

React Fundamentals: Components, Props, State

35 min Ship

Ship: Interactive component library with 5 reusable components

Server Components & the App Router

35 min Ship

Ship: Page using server components for data and client components for interactivity

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Forms, Validation & Server Actions

30 min

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Backend: Database, API & Auth

Prisma, API routes, authentication, and session management.

Database Design with Prisma

35 min

API Routes: REST Endpoints in Next.js

30 min

Authentication: NextAuth.js & Session Management

35 min

Quality: Design, Performance & Testing

Design systems, performance optimization, and the testing pyramid.

UI Design Systems: Tailwind + shadcn/ui

30 min

Performance: Image Optimization, Lazy Loading, Caching

30 min

Testing: Unit, Integration & E2E with Vitest + Playwright

35 min

Production: Deploy, Pay & Email

Vercel deployment, Stripe payments, and transactional email.

Deployment: Vercel, Environment Variables, Domains

25 min

Payments: Stripe Checkout & Webhooks

35 min

Email: Transactional Emails with Resend

25 min

Final Ship

Build and deploy a complete production SaaS application.

Ship a Complete SaaS App

60 min

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Full-Stack Development

What You Build

A production SaaS application: authentication, database, payments, email, testing, CI/CD, deployed and live on the internet