Express API & Prisma ORM Query Fundamentals Course | Required, Optional, and Default Values

Welcome to this full-stack development course focused on building robust, database-driven applications using Express, Prisma, PostgreSQL, and Docker. 

This course is designed to guide new and intermediate developers through a hands-on, practical approach to backend development. You'll begin with essential setup steps including code editors, Docker, and database configuration. From there, you’ll learn how to design and manage relational databases using Prisma, perform common data operations, and build API endpoints. 

As you progress, you’ll explore advanced querying, filtering, joins, and aggregation techniques—all while using modern tooling and best practices. Whether you're just starting out or looking to solidify your backend skills, this course provides a structured and comprehensive foundation.

⏯️ YouTube Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOLrQ9Pn6cawkVrsWYE9jrOZRUUU7zids

🚀 Udemy Course Link:
https://www.udemy.com/course/express-prisma-orm-fundamentals/?referralCode=A0562B7BDBE0C567A258

➡️ Source Code:
https://github.com/veryacademy/CW0003-Express-JS-Prisma-ORM-Query-Fundamentals-FreeView

What You’ll Learn:

✅ Understand the course structure, goals, and technology stack.
✅ Set up a modern development environment with VSCode, Docker, and PostgreSQL.
✅ Design and build a relational database schema using Prisma and run database migrations.
✅ Create, update, delete, and manage records through Express API routes using Prisma.
✅ Retrieve and manipulate data using Prisma’s query methods with filtering, sorting, and pagination.
✅ Apply advanced filtering using logical operators, comparisons, and list operations.
✅ Query related data using Prisma and raw SQL joins to manage complex data models.
✅ Use aggregation functions like count, sum, avg, and groupBy to analyze and summarize data.

Very Academy

This tutorial covers how to manage required, optional, and default field values in Prisma schemas for database design. It explains how to define required fields, which must have values when creating records, optional fields that can accept null values, and how to use default values to automatically assign data to fields. Tools like Prisma's 'now' and 'updatedAt' functions help automate date-time management in product records.

Required, Optional, and Default Values | Express API & Prisma ORM Query Fundamentals Course