Full Stack Roadmap for First Year Students
1. Web Basics: HTML, CSS, JavaScript & DOM
What to Learn:
- HTML5 tags, forms, semantic layout
- CSS basics: selectors, flexbox, grid
- JavaScript: ES6+, DOM manipulation
Mini Project:
- Personal Portfolio Website
2. Frontend Development with React
What to Learn:
- Components, props, state, hooks
- JSX and rendering logic
Project:
- Task Manager App
3. Backend Development: Node.js & Express.js
What to Learn:
- Node.js basics, npm
- Express routing, middleware
- REST APIs
Project:
- Blog Backend API
4. Databases: MongoDB & PostgreSQL
What to Learn:
- NoSQL vs SQL basics
- Mongoose for MongoDB
Full Stack Roadmap for First Year Students
- Prisma for PostgreSQL
Project:
- User Authentication System
5. Additional Libraries & Tools
What to Learn:
- Tailwind CSS
- Prisma ORM
- Postman, Git & GitHub
Project:
- Full Stack Notes App
6. Final Project Challenge
Build a Full Stack Job Board:
- React frontend
- Node + Express backend
- PostgreSQL + Prisma
- Authentication & deployment (Vercel + Render)