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Summary

This introduction welcomes learners to the Getting Started with Sails course. By the end of the course, participants will be able to install Sails, create a new Sails application, connect it to a database, and understand the core layout of a Sails project.

The course also covers MVC principles, RESTful design, and generating essential components for a Sails application.

No prior experience with Sails is required, but a basic understanding of Node.js and JavaScript is recommended since Sails is a Node.js framework. The next lesson will provide a deeper dive into Sails.

Transcript

What's up my friend, my name is Kelvin and welcome to the Getting Started with Sails course. By the end of this course, you will know how to install Sails, create a new Sails application, and connect your application to your database. You would also learn the layout of a Sails application as well as the basics of MVC and RESTful design. We would also look at how to quickly generate the basic pieces we'll need for your Sails application.

This course holds no assumption of you having any exposure or knowledge about Sails. However, a basic knowledge of Node.js and JavaScript will be needed since Sails is a framework for Node.js, and Node.js is a JavaScript runtime. With that out of the way, let's move on to the next lesson where we will learn about Sails in full.