This is a first look and crash course for Encore, which is a backend framework & entire backend toolset with a Rust runtime, API validation, integrated infrastructure, developer dashboard and much more. We will be building a URL shortener service. Code: https://github.com/bradtraversy/encore-url-shortener Encore Website: https://encore.dev Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:29 - Slides 7:41 - Installation & Setup 10:43 - Running Encore & Dev Dashboard 11:40 - Create Your First Endpoint 14:28 - URL Params 15:52 - Query Params 18:55 - Start URL Shortener 20:22 - URL POST Endpoint 23:41 - PostgreSQL & Migration 27:49 - Encore DB Shell 28:50 - URL GET Endpoint 32:41 - Deploy To The Cloud 33:51 - Test Cloud API With CURL