DIY Self-Paced Courses

Learn Grit

Free, self-paced 30-minute courses that teach you how to build web, desktop, and mobile applications with the Grit framework. Pick a track and start building.

Learning Paths

Pick your kit, follow a path

Multi-chapter courses built around the seven Grit tech kits. Each has its own chapters, lessons, exercises, and end-of-chapter assignments — tuned for beginners and designed to be worked through in order.

Grit Concepts You Need to Know

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

7 ch31 lessons~3h

Building a Go API

From `grit new --api` to a deployed, secured, observable production API.

6 ch19 lessons~2h

Building Mobile with Go API

Expo + React Native + your own Grit API — shipping to iOS and Android.

5 ch13 lessons~2h

Building Web with Next.js + Go API

The Triple kit — Next.js public site, Filament-style admin, Grit API.

5 ch13 lessons~2h

Building Web with TanStack + Go API

The Vite + TanStack Router path — pure SPA, sub-second cold starts.

5 ch12 lessons~1h

Preview outlineIn production

Building Desktop with Go API

Wails v2 + offline-first SQLite + auto-update + branded installers.

5 ch14 lessons~2h

Building Web + Desktop + Mobile

One Go API powering all three surfaces — the kitchen-sink kit.

5 ch13 lessons~2h

Load Testing with K6

Prove your API holds up before users find out it doesn't.

4 ch10 lessons~1h

Security & Pen Testing for Grit APIs

OWASP Top 10, hands-on — attack your own API, then defend it.

5 ch11 lessons~1h

Benchmarking Your Go Code

Go's built-in microbenchmarks — measure first, optimise second.

3 ch6 lessons~1h

Start with Grit Concepts if you're new — every other path assumes it.

Focused Tutorials

Bite-sized walk-throughs

Shorter, focused tutorials on specific topics — pick one, finish in ~30 minutes, build something concrete.

Grit Web

Building Web Applications

9 courses~4.5 hours

1Introduction to Grit
2Your First Grit App
3Code Generator Mastery
4Authentication & Authorization
5Admin Panel Customization
6File Storage & Uploads
7Background Jobs & Email
8AI-Powered Features
9Deploy to Production

Grit Desktop

Building Desktop Applications

6 courses~3 hours

1Your First Desktop App
2Desktop CRUD & Data
3Custom UI & Theming
4Offline-First with Sync Engine
5PDF & Excel Export
6Build & Distribution

Grit Mobile

Building Mobile Applications

5 courses~2.5 hours

1Your First Mobile App
2Mobile Auth & Navigation
3API Integration & Offline
4Push Notifications
5Build & App Store

Standalone Courses

Deep dives, practical builds, and specialized topics

Offline-First Desktop

Local SQLite + outbox + Git-style sync

Audit Log + Hash Chain

Tamper-evident activity tracking for SOC2

Feature Flags & A/B Testing

Sticky bucketing, percentage rollouts, realtime push

Webhook Receiver

Stripe / GitHub / HMAC verifiers + replay

CSV / Excel Export

Auto-generated per resource via grit generate

Realtime + WebSocket Hub

SendToUser, Broadcast, useRealtimeEvent

Batteries Included

Every feature that ships with Grit

API-Only Masterclass

Build & deploy a REST API with Go

Build a Fitness App

Go API + Expo React Native

E-commerce Store

Single app architecture with Vite

API Docs: Scalar & Swagger

Auto-generated API documentation

Security Deep Dive

Auth, 2FA, WAF & rate limiting

Pulse Analytics

Tracing, metrics & monitoring

GORM Studio

The visual database browser

React + Vite + Go

Building with TanStack Router

Deployment Guide

Dokploy, Orbita, VPS & Vercel

SaaS with Claude Code

AI-assisted SaaS development

Invoice Generator

Desktop app with Wails + PDF export

Testing Your Grit App

Go, Vitest & Playwright

Database Mastery

GORM models, migrations & queries

Real-Time Chat

WebSockets with grit-websockets

Stripe Payments

Subscriptions & billing for SaaS

Blog & CMS

Complete content management system

CI/CD with GitHub Actions

Automated testing & deployment

Custom Middleware

Extending Grit with hooks

Grit UI Components

Using the 100-component registry