Full Stack Web Developer Roadmap (2025)
PHASE 1: Web Basics (1-2 weeks)
- HTML5: tags, forms, tables, semantic HTML
- CSS3: selectors, box model, flexbox, grid
- JavaScript basics: variables, functions, arrays, loops
Projects: Portfolio page, To-Do List
PHASE 2: Git & Tools (1 week)
- Git: init, commit, push, branch
- GitHub: host code, pull requests
- VS Code + Chrome DevTools
PHASE 3: Advanced JavaScript (2 weeks)
- ES6+: arrow functions, destructuring, template literals
- DOM, Events, Async/await, fetch API
Projects: Weather App, Movie Search App
PHASE 4: Frontend Framework (3 weeks)
- React.js: components, props, state, hooks
- React Router, Conditional rendering, Form handling
Projects: React Portfolio, Blog UI
PHASE 5: Backend + Database (3-4 weeks)
- Node.js + Express: routes, middleware, REST APIs
- MongoDB + Mongoose
- JWT Auth, Validation, CRUD
Projects: Blog App, Product Manager
PHASE 6: APIs and Integration (1 week)
- REST APIs, JSON, axios/fetch
- API testing with Postman
PHASE 7: Deployment (1 week)
- Vercel / Netlify for frontend
- Render / Railway / Heroku for backend
- MongoDB Atlas
Projects: Deploy full-stack apps
PHASE 8: Advanced & Polish (Ongoing)
- TypeScript, Redux/Zustand
- Docker (optional), Testing (Jest)
Full Stack Web Developer Roadmap (2025)
- Clean code, Documentation, Resume + GitHub
Top Project Ideas
- CRUD: Blog, Tasks, Recipes
- API: Weather, Movies
- Auth: Login/Register
- Capstone: E-commerce site
Final Checklist
- HTML, CSS, JavaScript
- React.js
- Node.js + Express
- MongoDB
- REST API
- Git/GitHub
- Deployment
- Real-world Projects