Node.js Developer Roadmap

Roadmap to become a Backend(Node.js) Developer in 2024

Below you can find a chart demonstrating the paths that you can take and the libraries that you would want to learn to become a Node.js(backend) developer. I made this roadmap as a tip for all my juniors who ask me, "What should I learn next as a Node.js developer?"

Disclaimer

The purpose of this roadmap is to give you an idea about the landscape. The road map will guide you if you are confused about what to learn next, rather than encouraging you to pick what is hip and trendy. Also I have written preferrable if I have used that tool so that it might help you a bit. (P.S.: Image source: Internet)

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Roadmap

Resources

1. IDEs

   • visualstudioCode (preferrable)
   • atom

2. JavaScript

   Basic

   • w3schools JavaScript Tutorial
   • developer.mozilla JavaScript
   • javascript.info The Modern JavaScript Tutorial
   • htmlcheatsheet JS CheatSheet

   es6

   • exploringjs Exploring ES6
   • es6-features ECMAScript 6 — New Features: Overview & Comparison
   • jsfeatures jsfeatures

   Style Guide

   • github clean-code-javascript
   • w3schools js_conventions

   playground

   • js-array-playground JavaScript Array Playground
   • jsfiddle
   • plnkr
   • jsbin
   • codepen
   • stackblitz

3. Build Tools

   • Package Managers

     • npm (preferrable)
     • yarn

   • Task Runners

     • nodemon (preferrable)
     • pm2
     • LiveReload

   • Module Bundlers

     • Webpack (preferrable)
     • Bazel
     • Rollup

4. Web Frameworks

   • Express.js (preferrable)
   • Adonis.js
   • Meteor.js
   • Nest.js
   • Sails.js
   • Koa.js

5. API Clients

   • REST
     • SuperAgent
     • axios (preferrable)
   • GraphQL
     • Apollo
     • Relay

6. Real-Time Communication

   • Socket.IO (preferrable)

7. MicroServices

   • Message-Broker
     • RabbitMQ
     • Apache Kafka (preferrable)
     • ActiveMQ
     • Azure Service Bus
   • Message-Bus
     • Distribus
     • BusMQ

8. Task Scheduling

   • Agenda
   • Cronicle
   • Node-Schedule

9. ORM

   • sequelize Sequelize is a promise-based Node-js ORM that is compatible with Maria DB, Postgress, MySQL, SQLite, and Microsoft SQL
   • Mongoose (preferrable) mongodb object modeling for node.js
   • knex A query builder for PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, SQLite3 and Oracle, designed to be flexible, portable, and fun to use.
   • typeorm ORM for TypeScript and JavaScript (ES7, ES6, ES5). Supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, SQLite, MS SQL Server, Oracle, SAP Hana, WebSQL databases. Works in NodeJS, Browser, Ionic, Cordova and Electron platforms.

10. Databases

    1. Relational
       • PostgreSQL
       • MySQL (preferrable)
       • MariaDB
       • SQL Server
       • Oracle
    2. Cloud Databases
       • CosmosDB
       • DynamoDB
    3. NoSQL
       • Redis
       • [MongoDB](https://docs.microsoft.com/aspnet/core/tutorials/ first-mongo-app) (preferrable)
       • Apache Cassandra
       • LiteDB
       • RavenDB
       • CouchDB

11. Security Libraries

    • bcryptjs (preferrable)
    • cors (preferrable)
    • jsonwebtoken (preferrable)
    • express-jwt
    • joi
    • Passport JS (preferrable)
    • Auth0 (preferrable)
    • nodemailer

12. Utility Libraries

    • JSHint
    • commander
    • Async.js (preferrable)
    • Lodash (preferrable)
    • Moment
    • classnames
    • Numeral
    • ImmutableJS
    • Ramda

13. Type Checkers

• PropTypes
• TypeScript (preferrable)
• Flow

14. Logging

    • Log Frameworks
      • Node-Loggly (preferrable)
      • Winston
      • Node-Bunyan
      • Morgan
    • Log Management System
      • Sentry.io,
      • Loggly.com

15. Testing

    • Unit Testing
      • Jest
      • Enzyme
      • Sinon
      • Mocha (preferrable)
      • Chai (preferrable)
      • AVA
      • Tape
    • End to End Testing
      • Selenium,
      • Webdriver
      • Cypress
      • Puppeteer
      • Cucumber.js
      • Nightwatch.js
    • Integration Testing
      • Karma

Contribution

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