Steps to Become a Software Engineer - MERN stack

Steps to Become a Software Engineer - MERN stack

Welcome to our guide on becoming a software engineer using the MERN stack. MERN stands for MongoDB, Express, React, and Node.js, and it is a popular combination of technologies used to build full-stack web applications. In this post, we will cover the steps you need to take to become proficient in the MERN stack and It mentions the courses you should study. Let's get started!

Web application development basics

• HTML
• CSS

            Flexbox

              SCSS

• JavaScript

          Design patterns

            Functional Programming

            OOP

            DOM manipulation

We've put together a list of the best online courses you can take to learn the fundamentals of web development.

Here are the courses we recommend:

• For HTML Refer w3schools

          https://www.w3schools.com/html/

• For CSS

           Udemy Course - https://www.udemy.com/course/css-the-complete-guide-incl-flexbox-grid-sass/

           YouTube - https://youtu.be/1Rs2ND1ryYc

• For JavaScript

        Udemy Course  

          - https://www.udemy.com/course/javascript-the-complete-guide-2020-beginner-advanced/

          - https://www.udemy.com/course/modern-javascript-from-the-beginning/

         YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdI2bqOjy3c

                                

Frontend development

As a front-end developer using the MERN stack, you'll be working with React to build dynamic and interactive user interfaces. React is a widely used library and has a large community, making it a valuable skill to have in front-end web development. With the right resources and training, you'll be able to bring your projects to life with React.

• React.js - JavaScript library for building user interfaces

                Material UI – UI Framework

                Bootstrap 

• Tailwind
• Next.js
• Micro front end architecture

We've put together a list of the best online courses you can take to learn the Frontend development.

Here are the courses we recommend:

• For React

            Udemy Course

                   - https://www.udemy.com/course/react-the-complete-guide-incl-redux/

                - https://www.udemy.com/course/react-front-to-back-2022/

             YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFaFIcGhPoM

              

 *Watch all Youtube paylist

• For Material UI

            YouTube - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC3y8-rFHvwh-K9mDlrrcDywl7CeVL2rO

 *Watch all Youtube paylist

Backend development

As a back-end developer using the MERN stack, you'll be working with Node.js and Express to build server-side applications. Node.js is a JavaScript runtime environment for executing server-side code, and Express is a popular framework for building web applications with Node.js.

• Express.js – framework based on node.js.

REST API

• mongoDB 
• Node.js – run time environment.
• Microservice architecture 
• GraphQL

We've put together a list of the best online courses you can take to learn the Frontend development.

Here are the courses we recommend:

• For Express.js – REST API

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oXYLzuucwE

                                                             *Watch all Youtube paylist
 

• For MongoDB

Udemy Course - https://www.udemy.com/course/mongodb-the-complete-developers-guide/

YouTube - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWkguCWKqN9OumKjTAzbpsFFBBeem23xQ

                                             *Watch all Youtube paylist

 

• For MongoDB aggregations

YouTube - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWkguCWKqN9OwcbdYm4nUIXnA2IoXX0LI

 

                                                         *Watch all Youtube paylist

 

DevOps

DevOps is a set of practices that aim to improve the collaboration and communication between software development and IT operations. The goal of DevOps is to deliver software faster, with higher quality, and more reliably. This is achieved by automating and streamlining the software delivery process, from development to deployment and beyond.

DevOps encompasses a wide range of tools and techniques, including continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD), infrastructure as code (IaC), containerization, and monitoring and logging. By implementing DevOps practices, organizations can accelerate their software delivery process, improve the stability and reliability of their systems, and reduce downtime and errors.

So if you're interested in learning more about DevOps and how to implement these practices in your organization, be sure to check out the resources and courses we mentioned earlier. With the right training and a bit of practice, you'll be able to bring the benefits of DevOps to your own projects and teams.

• REST API hosting

EC-2

Heroku -free

• SPA hosting

Firebase

Netlify

• Continuous integration / Continuous delivery (CI/CD)

Github actions

Workflow improvements

• Typescript
• Unit Testing
• Docker / Kubernetes
• Data Structures and algorithms

Created and Posted By:  Aruna Priyankara

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