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A learning roadmap for developers

A practical roadmap for becoming a software developer: programming fundamentals, data structures and algorithms, Git and the command line, databases, web basics, choosing a backend or frontend path, deployment and cloud, system design, plus how to learn effectively, build projects and avoid tutorial hell.

CodexBash, , 5 min read

The amount there is to learn in software development can feel overwhelming: languages, frameworks, databases, cloud platforms, tools, all changing constantly. The good news is that the foundations change slowly, and most of what employers need rests on a relatively small core. This roadmap lays out what to learn and in what order, from your first program to being ready for a junior developer role and beyond, with links to our articles along the way. Treat it as a map, not a race: the order matters more than the speed.

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