Structured roadmap for becoming a React Full Stack Developer

clear and structured roadmap for becoming a React Full Stack Developer—from beginner to advanced

🔹 1. Fundamentals of Web Development
Learn:

HTML: Structure of web pages

CSS: Styling and layout

JavaScript (ES6+): Programming logic for the browser

Topics:

Semantic HTML

Flexbox, Grid

DOM Manipulation

Arrow functions, destructuring, template literals

let, const, functions, loops, conditionals

🔹 2. Version Control & Environment Setup
Learn:

Git & GitHub: Version control

VS Code: Code editor

CLI (Command Line Interface) basics

🔹 3. JavaScript Advanced Concepts
Learn:

Closures

Promises, async/await

Callbacks

Event Loop

Array methods (map, filter, reduce)

Error handling

🔹 4. React.js (Frontend Framework)
Core Concepts:

JSX

Components (Function & Class)

Props and State

Lifecycle Methods (for Class components)

Hooks (useState, useEffect, useContext)

Forms handling

Conditional rendering

Lifting state up

React Router

🔹 5. State Management
Learn:

Context API (for small apps)

Redux Toolkit or Zustand (for large apps)

Middleware (Thunk)

🔹 6. Frontend Tooling & Best Practices
Learn:

Webpack / Vite

ESLint / Prettier

Responsive design (Media Queries, Mobile-first design)

CSS Frameworks (Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap, or plain CSS Modules)

Component Libraries (Material UI, Ant Design)

🔹 7. API Integration
Learn:

REST APIs

HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE)

Axios / Fetch

Authentication with JWT or OAuth

🔹 8. Backend Development (Node.js + Express.js)
Learn:

Node.js fundamentals

Express.js basics

Routing, middleware

Handling requests and responses

Error handling

Environment variables (dotenv)

Validation (Joi, express-validator)

🔹 9. Databases
Learn:

MongoDB with Mongoose (NoSQL)

OR PostgreSQL/MySQL with Sequelize/Prisma (SQL)

CRUD operations

Data modeling

Relationships (if SQL)

🔹 10. Authentication & Authorization
Learn:

JWT (JSON Web Tokens)

Session vs Token-based auth

Role-based access control

Password hashing (bcrypt)

🔹 11. Full Stack Integration (MERN Stack)

Connect your React frontend to Node.js backend

Handle CORS

Proxy setup in React

Deploy full stack apps

🔹 12. Testing
Learn:

Unit Testing: Jest, React Testing Library

Backend Testing: Supertest, Mocha/Chai

End-to-end Testing: Cypress or Playwright

🔹 13. Deployment & DevOps Basics
Learn:

Deploy frontend: Vercel, Netlify

Deploy backend: Render, Railway, or traditional VPS (DigitalOcean, AWS EC2)

Environment variables

CI/CD basics (GitHub Actions)

Docker (optional for more advanced DevOps)

🔹 14. Soft Skills & Career Growth

Build real-world projects (portfolios, clones, dashboards)

Create a strong GitHub profile

Resume and LinkedIn optimization

Prepare for DSA + system design (for top companies)

Practice mock interviews

https://g.co/kgs/ubqsQ82
https://technogeekscs.com/courses/react-full-stack-course/