Web Development Roadmap
1. Introduction to Web Development
- Understanding how the web works (Client-Server model, HTTP/HTTPS).
- Overview of Frontend, Backend, and Full Stack Development.
2. Frontend Development
- HTML (HyperText Markup Language)
- Structure of a webpage, semantic HTML.
- CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)
- Styling elements, Flexbox, Grid, Responsive Design.
- CSS Preprocessors (SASS, LESS).
- JavaScript (JS)
- Basics (Variables, Functions, Loops, Events, DOM Manipulation).
- ES6+ Features (Arrow Functions, Modules, Destructuring).
- Frontend Frameworks & Libraries
- React.js, Vue.js, Angular.
- State management (Redux, Vuex, Context API).
- Version Control
- Git, GitHub/GitLab, basic commands (commit, push, pull, merge).
3. Backend Development
- Programming Languages
- JavaScript (Node.js), Python (Django/Flask), PHP, Ruby, Java (Spring Boot).
- Databases
- SQL (MySQL, PostgreSQL), NoSQL (MongoDB, Firebase).
- APIs & Authentication
- RESTful APIs, GraphQL, JWT Authentication, OAuth.
- Server & Hosting
- Basics of web servers, deployment (Heroku, Vercel, Netlify, AWS, DigitalOcean).
4. Full Stack Development
- Combining frontend and backend skills.
- MERN (MongoDB, Express.js, React, Node.js) Stack.
- MEVN (MongoDB, Express.js, Vue.js, Node.js) Stack.
- Django + React, Laravel + Vue.js.
5. Additional Skills & Tools
- Package Managers: NPM, Yarn.
- Build Tools: Webpack, Babel, Vite.
- Testing: Jest, Mocha, Cypress.
- Docker & CI/CD: Containerization, Jenkins, GitHub Actions.
- Web Security: HTTPS, CORS, CSRF, XSS Protection.
- Performance Optimization: Lazy Loading, Code Splitting, Caching.
6. Career and Continuous Learning
- Working on projects and building a portfolio.
- Contributing to open-source projects.
- Staying updated with web development trends (Jamstack, Headless CMS, WebAssembly).
- Networking and joining developer communities (GitHub, Stack Overflow, Discord, LinkedIn).
Conclusion
Web development is an evolving field that requires continuous learning and hands-on practice.
Following this roadmap will help you develop the necessary skills to become a proficient web
developer.