CBA course and practice questions

Create a Backstage app, run it on your machine, compile the TypeScript, install dependencies, and build a container image. Domain: Backstage Development Workflow.

1. lessonCreate the app and run it locally8 min
2. lessonTypeScript and the dependency install8 min
3. lessonBuild a container image of the app8 min

The framework, how app-config is loaded, how the browser and the backend split, and what changes when you leave your laptop. Domain: Backstage Infrastructure.

1. lessonThe framework and app-config9 min
2. lessonClient, server, and a production deploy9 min

Why the catalog exists, how entities get into it, what annotations do, and how to tell a bad file from a missing location. Domain: Backstage Catalog.

1. lessonWhy the catalog exists and how you fill it9 min
2. lessonAnnotations and registered locations9 min
3. lessonWhen ingestion fails, and when it is automatic9 min

Frontend plugins and backend plugins, how you change them, where React code in the app lives, and why the UI is Material UI. Domain: Customizing Backstage.

1. lessonFrontend plugins and backend plugins8 min
2. lessonChange a plugin without forking the world8 min
3. lessonReact in the app, and Material UI8 min