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Software Dev Roadmap

The document outlines a comprehensive knowledge roadmap for software developers, covering essential topics such as core programming concepts, data structures, algorithms, object-oriented programming, and clean code principles. It also includes sections on version control, web development, databases, DevOps, security basics, design patterns, system design, testing, agile practices, soft skills, and optional advanced concepts. This roadmap serves as a guide for developers to build a solid foundation and advance their skills in software development.

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Software Dev Roadmap

The document outlines a comprehensive knowledge roadmap for software developers, covering essential topics such as core programming concepts, data structures, algorithms, object-oriented programming, and clean code principles. It also includes sections on version control, web development, databases, DevOps, security basics, design patterns, system design, testing, agile practices, soft skills, and optional advanced concepts. This roadmap serves as a guide for developers to build a solid foundation and advance their skills in software development.

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Complete Software Developer Knowledge Roadmap

1. Core Programming Concepts

• Variables, data types


• Operators and expressions
• Control flow (if, else, switch)
• Loops (for, while, do-while)
• Functions (definition, parameters, return)
• Scope (global, local, block)
• Recursion
• Error handling (try/catch, exceptions)
• Asynchronous programming (callbacks, promises, async/await)

2. Memory and Data Handling

• Stack vs Heap
• Value vs Reference types
• Mutable vs Immutable types
• Shallow vs Deep copy
• Garbage collection / manual memory management

3. Data Structures

• Arrays, Lists
• Stacks, Queues
• HashMaps / Dictionaries
• Sets
• Trees (Binary, BST)
• Graphs
• Heaps / Priority Queue
• Linked Lists
• Tries

4. Algorithms

• Sorting (bubble, merge, quick)


• Searching (binary, linear)
• Recursion and Backtracking
• Dynamic Programming
• Greedy Algorithms
• Graph algorithms (BFS, DFS, Dijkstra)

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• Big O notation (time & space complexity)

5. Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

• Classes and Objects


• Encapsulation
• Inheritance
• Polymorphism
• Abstraction
• SOLID principles

6. Clean Code & Design Principles

• DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself)


• KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid)
• YAGNI (You Aren’t Gonna Need It)
• Separation of Concerns
• Readability and formatting
• Commenting and documentation
• Refactoring

7. Version Control

• Git basics (clone, commit, push, pull)


• Branching and merging
• Conflict resolution
• GitHub / GitLab / Bitbucket
• Pull requests and code reviews

8. Web Development (Frontend & Backend)

Frontend:

• HTML, CSS, JavaScript


• DOM manipulation
• React / Angular / Vue
• State management
• Responsive design

Backend:

• Servers, routing, middleware


• REST APIs / GraphQL

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• Authentication / Authorization
• Sessions, cookies, JWT
• SQL / NoSQL databases
• Logging & Error handling

9. Databases

• Relational (MySQL, PostgreSQL)


• NoSQL (MongoDB, Redis)
• CRUD operations
• Joins, Indexes, Normalization
• ORMs (Prisma, Sequelize, Hibernate)

10. DevOps & Deployment

• CI/CD pipelines
• Docker / containers
• Web/App servers (Nginx, Apache)
• Hosting (Vercel, Netlify, AWS, Heroku)
• Domain & DNS basics
• Environment management (dev, staging, prod)

11. Security Basics

• HTTPS, SSL/TLS
• Hashing and Encryption (bcrypt, AES, RSA)
• SQL Injection, XSS, CSRF
• JWT, OAuth
• CORS and secure headers

12. Design Patterns

• Singleton, Factory, Observer, Strategy, Builder


• MVC, MVVM, MVP
• Pub/Sub
• Dependency Injection

13. System Design Basics

• Client-server architecture
• Load balancing

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• Caching
• Message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
• Monolith vs Microservices
• CAP theorem
• Sharding and Replication

14. Testing

• Unit testing
• Integration testing
• End-to-end testing
• Mocking
• Testing frameworks (Jest, Mocha, JUnit)

15. Agile & Team Practices

• Agile, Scrum, Kanban


• Standups, sprints, retrospectives
• Jira / Notion / Trello
• Code reviews and documentation

16. Soft Skills

• Debugging and problem-solving


• Communication and teamwork
• Time management
• Writing & reading documentation
• Understanding legacy code

17. Optional Advanced Concepts

• Operating Systems (processes, threads, scheduling)


• Networking (TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS)
• Compilers & Interpreters
• Concurrency and Multithreading
• AI/ML basics
• Blockchain fundamentals
• Mobile Development (Android/iOS)
• Game Development basics

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