"Accelerating Server-Side Development with Fastify is an exceptional book that thoroughly explores the world of server-side app development using the powerful Fastify framework. Penned by the core contributors of this highly performant plugin-based web framework, the book is a comprehensive guide that takes developers on an enlightening journey of building scalable backends for web applications.

Throughout the book, the authors generously share their wealth of practical advice and best practices, ensuring that readers avoid common pitfalls encountered during backend application development. By following the authors' guidance and embracing the principles outlined in this book, readers will confidently design, implement, deploy, and maintain exceptional applications while making meaningful contributions to the Fastify community."

Davide Roffo, Senior Software Engineer at NearForm

"This book provides incredible insight―not just into how Fastify works and the problems it solves―but also into how to build a robust, manageable, and scalable backend server in production. As a result, the book takes you on a pair-programming journey, offering answers to well-thought-out questions as if you’re working through a curriculum in a classroom. The authors have pre-empted difficulties the reader may come across every step of the way, including providing insight into common error logs by providing helpful debugging tips. The learning journey is masterfully crafted and extremely accessible.

Every bit of theory in this book is presented in a real-world context. This is not just a great book about Fastify, but is also an invaluable resource about building for production. As a frontend dev, I now feel empowered to build a backend application with Fastify independently, and I also feel equipped, and welcome, to contribute to the Fastify codebase and plugin ecosystem. An excellent read!"

Salma Alam-Naylor, Senior Staff Developer Experience Engineer at Netlify

Manuel Spigolon is a Senior Backend Developer at Near Form. He is one of core maintainers on the Fastiy team. Manuel has developed and maintained a complex API that serves more than 10 millions world wide.

Maksim Sinik is a senior engineering manager and a core maintainer of the Fastify framework. He has a decade of experience as a Node.js developer with a strong interest in backend scalability. He designed the architecture and led the development of several service-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platforms across multiple industries that process hundreds of thousands of requests.

Matteo Collina is the co-founder and CTO of Platformatic who has the goal of removing all friction from backend development. He is also a prolific open source author in the JavaScript ecosystem, and the modules he maintains are downloaded more than 17 billion times a year. Previously, he was the chief software architect at NearForm, the best professional services company in the JavaScript ecosystem. In 2014, he defended his Ph.D. thesis titled Application Platforms for the Internet of Things. Matteo is a member of the Node.js Technical Steering Committee, focusing on streams, diagnostics, and HTTP. He is also the author of the fast logger, Pino, and the Fastify web framework. Matteo is a renowned international speaker after more than 60 conferences, including OpenJS World, Node.js Interactive, NodeConf.eu, NodeSummit, JSConf.Asia, WebRebels, and JsDay, to name just a few. Since August 2023, he also serves as a community director on the OpenJS Foundation. In the summer, he loves sailing the Sirocco.