Complete FullStack Developer Roadmap
Complete FullStack Developer Roadmap
[With Resources To Learn + Jobs]
Step 1 → Learn HTML CSS and JS
Step 2 → Learn Git and GitHub
Step 3 → Learn Frontend Frameworks [React Recommended]
Step 4 → Learn Nodejs – Python
Step 5 → Learn Backend Frameworks
Step 6 → Learn Database
Step 7 → Build Full Stack Projects
Step 8 → Host Your Project [AWS]
Step 9 → Apply for Jobs
[Build Projects After Each Step]
1. Learn HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
HTML
– Basic syntax and rules
– Semantic HTML
– Forms and validations
– Embedding media
– Accessibility standards
CSS
– Basic styling properties (color, font-size, background, etc.)
– Box model
– Positioning and display properties
– CSS Grid and Flexbox
– Responsive design and Media Queries
– CSS Variables
– Transitions and Animations
JavaScript
– Basics (variables, data types, operators, functions, loops, conditionals)
– ES6 features (let & const, arrow functions, classes, modules, destructuring, template strings)
– Asynchronous JS (Promises, async/await)
– Fetch API / AJAX
– JSON
– Error handling and debugging
– DOM Manipulation
– Event handling
2. Learn Git and GitHub
Git
– Setting up a repository
– Git lifecycle (add, commit, push, pull)
– Branching and merging
– Handling merge conflicts
– Git log
GitHub
– Creating a repository
– Pull requests
– Forking a repository
– GitHub Pages for hosting
3. Learn Frontend Framework/Library
[Learn any one]
React.js
– JSX
– Components (Functional and Class)
– State and Props
– Lifecycle methods
– Hooks
– Routing with react-router-dom
– Context API and Redux for state management
Vue.js
– Vue instance and Vue CLI
– Vue components and directives
– Vue Router
– Vuex for state management
Angular
– TypeScript basics
– Components and Modules
– Services and Dependency Injection
– Routing
– Forms
– HTTPClient
– RxJS and Observables
4. Advanced JavaScript & TypeScript
– Understanding prototypes and prototypical inheritance
– Deep dive into ‘this’ keyword
– Closures
– Webpack and Babel
– Design patterns in JavaScript
– Basics of TypeScript
5. Learn Backend Language/Framework
Node.js/Express
– Understanding the event loop
– Building a server with Express.js
– Handling different types of requests (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE)
– Middleware
– Error handling
– Authentication and Authorization
Python/Django/Flask
– Python basics
– Setting up a server with Flask/Django
– Models and migrations
– Django/Flask views and templates
– Django/Flask forms
– User Authentication
6. Learn Database Technology
SQL (MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.)
– Basic SQL commands (SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE)
– Joins
– Normalization
– Indexing and query optimization
NoSQL (MongoDB)
– Document databases
– Collections and documents
– Basic CRUD operations
7. Learn Authentication
– Sessions and Cookies
– JSON Web Tokens (JWT)
– OAuth 2.0
– Passport.js (if using Node.js)
8. Learn Caching Strategies
– Importance of caching
– In-memory databases (Redis)
– Browser caching
9. Learn about Testing [optional]
– Unit Testing
– Integration Testing
– End-to-End Testing
– Tools: Jest, Mocha, Chai, etc.
10. Understand DevOps Principles
– Introduction to Docker and Kubernetes
– Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
– Understanding cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
11. Build Full Stack Projects
– Idea generation and selection
– Design and prototyping
– Implementing frontend and backend
– Database design and integration
– Testing
– Deployment
12. Host Your Project
– Introduction to cloud hosting platforms
– Configuring and deploying applications
– Setting up a custom domain
– Enforcing HTTPS
– Continuous deployment from GitHub
13. Learn about Microservices and Serverless Architecture (optional)
– Understanding the concept of microservices
– Serverless computing basics
– AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions, or Azure Functions
14. Apply for Jobs
[This shouldn’t be step 14, you should always look for opportunities and make connections!]
– Resume building
– Technical interview preparation
– LeetCode, HackerRank, and other coding challenges
– Networking on LinkedIn and Twitter
Resources You Can Use
– FreeCodeCamp [Youtube] [FREE] you can find all the tutorials you need to learn fullstack
– Udemy [Paid] You can follow courses on Udemy to build projects. [Code Along can be a great practice]
– Hashnode & Dev .to [FREE] Read and Write Blogs on the technologies.
– Also you take 100DaysOfCode challenge and share your progress here.
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