Back-end Developer Path
Go from Python fundamentals to backend TypeScript systems with SQL, Docker, and portfolio projects. Also available in:
Golang
Also available in:
Golang
Course List
Packed with 16 courses and 8 projects this path takes most beginners about 12 months to complete
Backend developers build the systems that power the large-scale web applications that you use every day. In this complete learning path you'll start by learning the fundamentals of programming and computer science in Python and C, then you'll learn all about building scalable and secure back-end systems using TS, SQL and Docker.
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1. Learn to Code in Python
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2. Learn Linux
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3. Build a Bookbot
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4. Learn Git
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5. Learn Object Oriented Programming
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6. Build Asteroids
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7. Learn Functional Programming
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8. Build an AI Agent
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9. Learn Data Structures and Algorithms
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10. Build a Static Site Generator
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11. Learn Memory Management
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12. Personal Project 1
You can't truly become a developer if you can't build your own stuff. Theory and foundations are important, but you also need to be able to fly solo. The purpose of this project is two-fold: a chance to put your skills into practice and to add another project to your portfolio. Well-built personal projects will help you land interviews and jobs, so make sure to put in the effort!
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13. Learn JavaScript
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14. Learn TypeScript
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15. Learn HTTP Clients
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16. Build a Pokedex
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17. Learn SQL
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18. Build a Blog Aggregator
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19. Learn HTTP Servers
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20. Learn File Servers and CDNs
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21. Learn Docker
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22. Learn Pub/Sub Architecture
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23. Capstone Project
This capstone project should be your resume's pièce de résistance. You're allowed to use any languages or frameworks you want, but you must build it yourself, and it should be remarkable, memorable even. The purpose of this project is two-fold: a chance to put your skills into practice but also to give your resume something that stands out and gets you noticed.
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24. Learn How to Find a Programming Job
Mediocrity doesn't cut it anymore
The only way to become a great developer is to write a lot of code
Avoid tutorial hell
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Awesome course, loved the little comic joke at the end
Tradix
Nairobi, Kenya
Learn SQL
Nice, easy, and very to the point.
Marco B
Switzerland
Learn to Code in Python
This was a well-paced and engaging course that taught me a lot. I followed it while working on a real Go project, and it helped me tremendously.
Fadi Naoum
Dresden, Germany
Learn Go
Really enjoyable course, a lot of fun to study and work on. Generics are tough so if you get stuck checkout the WDS BD video on youtube!
Jon Mann
United Kingdom
Learn TypeScript
This is a good intro to SQL!
Александр Щербаков
Serbia
Learn SQL
some exercise instructions like in the dictionaries and lists were a bit obscure and i had to look up additional notes, more info would be appreciated
Jess Goldenberg
Australia
Learn to Code in Python
Squeeling (noun, tech definition): The high-pitched noise a developer makes when they successfully run a 500-line SQL script on the production database, and it actually works instead of destroying the company's entire infrastructure. -Ai
Chris C
Japan
Learn SQL
Pretty good, did some python in the past... but learn a few things. Thanks!
Alex
Puerto Rico
Learn to Code in Python
good but pretty basic
Nicholas Kwasnik
United States
Learn to Code in Python
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