IEEE Backend Roadmap

Last upated in 2022

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preface

• We will use PHP as a programming language, MySQL as an SQL engine and Laravel as a framework

• The roadmap consists of 3 levels

• Every level contains:

  • Topics
  • Tools
  • Assignments (tasks and projects)
  • Extra reading

• In the roadmap we will use different resources like books, videos and online articles

• You should take the levels one by one as they are listed, but you can take the topic at each level in any order

• and don't forget the golden rule: practice makes perfect

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Prerequisites

• Programming with any language
• CS50:
  • Videos
    • CS50 on EDX (English)
    • CS50 on Youtube (Arabic)

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Level 1

• Topics

  • Network basic & HTTP: 1 week

    • Videos:
      • HTTP Crash Course & Exploration from Traversy Media (English)
      • Ebrahem Hegazy, start with the 15th video (Arabic)
      • The Client Server Architecture from The TechCave
      • The Client Server Architecture from Mac OS Pro

  • HTML/CSS/Javascript: 4 weeks

    • Videos
      • Elzero HTML couse 2021 (Arabic)
      • Elzero CSS course 2021 (Arabic)
      • Elzero Javascript course 2021 (Arabic)

  • UML Diagram: 1 week

    • Videos
      • Freecodecamp
    • Books
      • UML Distilled 3rd Ed
      • Modeling with UML: Language, Concepts, Methods

  • PHP: 5 weeks

    • Videos

      • Laracasts
      • Elzero (Arabic)
      • PHP Laracast
      • What's New in PHP 7.4
      • What is new in PHP 8
      • What is new in PHP 8.1

    • Books

      • Programming PHP, 4th Edition
      • PHP Notes for Professionals (Free Book)
      • PHP Cookbook, 3rd Edition

  • OOP (in PHP): 2 weeks

    • Videos
      • Dani Krossing
      • Gary Clarke
    • Books
      • PHP Object-Oriented Solutions

  • Data Structures (beginner): 2 weeks

    • Videos
      • Adel Naseem (Arabic)
    • Books
      • Introductino to Algorithms (Chapters 10 to 14 only)

• Tools

  • Code Editors: 1 day

    • VS Code

      • Videos
        • FreeCodeCamp (English)
        • LaraCasts (Advanced)

    • PHP Storm:

      • Videos
        • LaraCasts (English)

  • Git: 1 week

    • Videos

      • Git from Elzero web school (Arabic)
      • Git & Github from Codecademy (English)

    • Online articles

      • linuxfromanewbie
      • Atlassian

    • Books

      • Git Notes for Professionals (Free Book)
      • Pro Git (Free Book)

• Extra Reading

  • Computer archeticture:

    • Videos
      • Abdallah El Ghamry (Arabic)
      • Neso Academy (English)

  • Operating Systems:

    • Books
      • Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces (Free Book)

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Level 2

• Topics

  • Database Design: 3 weeks

    • Videos
      • Aldesoky (Arabic)
      • FreeCodeCamp (English)
      • Database Design on Udemy (English)]
    • Books
      • Database Design for Mere Mortals

  • SQL: 1 week

    • Videos
      • FreeCodeCamp
      • The New Baghdad MYSQL (Arabic)
    • Books
      • MySQL Notes for Professionals (Free Book)
      • Learn SQL (using MySQL) in One Day and Learn It Well

  • API: 1 week

    • Videos:
      • REST API Crash Course - Caleb Curry
      • REST API with PHP - ProgrammingKnowledge
    • Books:
      • API Design
      • RESTful Web APIs

  • SOLID: 2 weeks

    • Videos

      • Mohamed Yahya (Arabic)
      • Zak H (English)

    • Articles

      • SOLID: The First 5 Principles of Object Oriented Design

  • Design patterns (Creational and Structural): 2 weeks

    • Videos

      • Design Patterns on Coursera (creational and structural only)
      • Design Patterns in PHP -arabic
      • Design Patterns in PHP - Arabic - Moahmed yehya

    • Books

      • Design Patterns in PHP - Book

    • ِArticles

      • Design Patterns in PHP - good Resource as documentation

  • Laravel: 4 weeks

    • Videos
      • Laracasts laravel 8
      • What is New in Laravel 9
    • Books
      • Up & Running 2nd Edition

• Tools

  • Unit testing: 1 week

    • Videos

      • Software Quality Academy (Arabic)
      • FizzixGeke

    • Books

      • Unit Testing Principles, Practices, and Patterns by Vladimir Khorikov

  • Admin Panel Template:

    • Laravel Orchid

• Extra Reading

  • Laravel Best Practice

  • Clean Code

    • Books
      • Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship

  • Server Deployment

    • How to Build and Deploy a Laravel App

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Level 3 (In progress)

• Topics

  • Advanced Data structures:

    • Books
    • Videos

  • Design Patterns (Behavioral)

    • Books
    • Videos

  • Archetecture & Microservices

    • Books
    • Videos

  • Containers & Docker

    • Books
    • Videos

  • Cloud & AWS Basics

    • Books
    • Videos

• Extra Reading

  • Network Socket