Catalyst 101, a Community Learning Series Edition 2

Catalyst 101, a Community Learning Series Edition 2



Hello Catalyst community,

Join us for a revised version of the beginner's course on Catalyst, Zoho's serverless platform.  Each episode of the Catalyst 101 series aims to familiarize you with different elements of the platform.  At the end of this series, you will be able to build fully-functional serverless applications with Catalyst.

About Catalyst 101
This multi-part webinar series aims to help aspiring serverless developers learn the concepts, tools, and techniques required to build microservices, web applications, and mobile applications.

Why Catalyst?
Catalyst by Zoho is a highly-scalable serverless platform that allows developers to build and deploy world-class solutions without managing servers.  Plus, you pay nothing until you deploy the project to production.

Target audience
  • Developers and aspiring developers
  • Entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs
  • Students
Requirements
  • Desire to learn and add a serverless skill to your portfolio
  • Basic understanding of programming
  • A system to practice

Date (third Thursday of every month)

Time slots

Registration link

August 18, 2022

9:00 am to

10:00 am PDT

Register here

September 22, 2022

October 20, 2022

November 17, 2022

December 15, 2022


August 18, 2022: Fundamentals of Catalyst
  • Hello world, welcome to Catalyst: Zoho's serverless platform
  • History of application development: the evolution of serverless tech and the pillars of Catalyst
  • Catalyst app demo: Polls app
  • Test your understanding
September 15, 2022: Exploring the application development tools in Catalyst
  • About the module
  • Debugging environments and respective tools
  • Exploring the Catalyst console
  • Setting up the Catalyst CLI
  • Leveraging the Catalyst SDKs
  • Using the Catalyst REST APIs
October 20, 2022 : Backend Basics - Data Store
  • What is the Catalyst Data Store?
  • Default columns in the Data Store and data types
  • Scopes and permissions
  • Deep dive into the ZCQL console and much more
November 17, 2022 : Stay tuned!



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