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The Ultimate Roadmap to a Full-Stack Developer

Prayush Adhikari on February 22, 2024

We all wonder about the best way to start learning web development and how to become a successful full-stack developer in our career. Learning the ...
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Dan Bailey

Add in git, CI/CD, basic networking, and basic cybersecurity, and then maybe you're getting near to it. On the soft skills side -- good written and verbal communications are also important. Being a dev in the modern business environment includes far more than just slinging code.

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krishnaa192

I think you missed git and GitHub as it is Most important thing in Development. DRf(Django rest framework) documentation is also very easy and simple for beginners(I think you forgot to mention reference).Well explained about the concepts.

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Dallas Smith

A full stack developer should also learn core of React Js.

Here are some Benefits of React JS for Full-Stack Developers:

Efficient Development: React's component-based approach promotes code reusability, maintainability, and faster development cycles.
Cross-Platform Development: React Native allows building mobile apps with the same codebase, saving time and resources.

React JS offers significant benefits for both Full-Stack Developers seeking career advancement and companies looking for skilled developers to build modern, efficient, and user-friendly applications. The skills gained and opportunities unlocked make learning and hiring React JS developers a valuable investment in the current tech landscape.

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Jimmy Gitonga

Well done. I completely agree with starting with the frontend. I would add that basics in UI/UX are important.

However, start with Astro/Svelte which are more friendly to beginners. This gives an easier uptake if one is moving to React.

All in all, this an excellent article for 2024.

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Philipp Rich

I like roadmaps on roadmap.sh, like roadmap.sh/full-stack. Could be good starting point to start diving into topic

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Dani Passos

This is a great overview, thanks for sharing 🔥

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Aayush Adhikari

It's beneficial. Thanks.

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Fatemeh Paghar

roadmap.sh/

It is a useful website to know the route map for different skills in programming.

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Sushans Londhe

In backend para Node js is not framework it is just a runtime env

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Samuel

Yes

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Renato Brito

Thank you for the explanation. This article certainly will help new developers to find out the way to start their journey.

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Steve Lebleu • Edited

For me you can add a lot of items. Obvisously it's not fixed and it depends of many parameters, but be a full stack developer in 2024 it's clearly sport !

There is my status on the same subject published one month ago (in french):

Ten years later, être développeur full stack JS en 2024

Evolutions, tendances et challenges techniques qui attendent le développeur full stack Javascript en 2024.

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Hssan Bouzlima

I really liked your writing style 👏👏

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Sushans Londhe

Complete Roadmap here from 2023 to 2024 with changes,
*What you need to learn right now in current market *
Full-Stack Developer Roadmap

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Rushil Jalal

It's wild that The Odin Project isn't included in the resources.
It is one of the best resources to become a full-stack developer out there.

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Yunesh Shrestha

Great content!