Course Overview and Prerequisites
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Course Overview
This course will introduce you to Catalyst, BigCommerce’s composable framework and storefront. Discover why Catalyst serves as a best of breed starting point for your own custom storefronts. Catalyst provides a ready-made Next.js storefront implementation utilizing a rich component library and a flexibly crafted GraphQL API client. This course will ground you in the basics of the Catalyst architecture and guide you through setting up your own Catalyst project.
Course Objectives
- Identify the purpose and use of Catalyst’s core toolsets and the reference storefront.
- Identify the use of the Catalyst installation and setup tool.
- Examine the architecture of Catalyst routing, the API client, and the component library.
- Identify useful tools included in the Catalyst reference storefront.
- Apply what you’ve learned about Catalyst architecture by completing hands-on labs.
