How to Learn Backend Development?

Backend Development requires knowledge of multiple aspects. Here’s a mind map of what all things a developer should learn:

1 - Fundamentals This includes topics like backend vs frontend, client-server, DNS, etc.

2 - Backend Programming Languages Choose between one or more programming languages like Java, Python, JS, Go, Rust, and C#.

3 - Databases This includes topics like types of databases such as SQL (Postgres, MySQL, SQLite), NoSQL (MongoDB, Firebase, DynamoDB), NewSQL (CockroachDB, Spanner). Other topics include working with ORMs and Database Caching.

4 - APIs and Web Services Learn about API types (REST, GraphQL, gRPC, SOAP) and authentication techniques (like JWT, OAuth 2, API keys).

5 - Server and Hosting This involves topics like backend hosting services (AWS, Azure, GCP), Containerization using Docker & Kubernetes, and Server Setup for Nginx, Apache, etc.

6 - DevOps Learn about CI/CD Pipelines using GitHub Actions and Jenkins, IaC (Terraform, Ansible) and Monitoring with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK.

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