Backend Development

Learn Node.js, Express, databases, REST APIs, authentication, and server architecture to build scalable backend systems.

Learning Path

Follow this step-by-step roadmap from beginner to advanced.

1Internet & HTTP

2Programming Fundamentals

3Git & CLI

6Databases & SQL

5Express & REST APIs

4Node.js Basics

7ORM & Migrations

8Auth & Security Basics

9Caching & Sessions

12DevOps & Deployment

11Architecture & Scaling

10Testing APIs

13Capstone Project

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