Week 1: HTTP fundamentals, REST design, project kickoff Week 2: Databases & data modeling, migrations Week 3: Authentication & authorization; secure patterns Week 4: Testing & CI basics; implement auth in capstone Week 5: Performance, caching, pagination; optimize endpoints Week 6: Background jobs, queues, and idempotency Week 7: Observability, logging, tracing, and alerts Week 8: Deployment, infra as code demo, interview prep & wrap-up
It teaches concepts that apply whether you use Node.js, Python, Go, or Java.
: By understanding how data moves through a socket or how the OS schedules threads, you can diagnose performance bottlenecks that others might miss.
Udemy Fundamentals Of Backend Engineering Better -
Week 1: HTTP fundamentals, REST design, project kickoff Week 2: Databases & data modeling, migrations Week 3: Authentication & authorization; secure patterns Week 4: Testing & CI basics; implement auth in capstone Week 5: Performance, caching, pagination; optimize endpoints Week 6: Background jobs, queues, and idempotency Week 7: Observability, logging, tracing, and alerts Week 8: Deployment, infra as code demo, interview prep & wrap-up
It teaches concepts that apply whether you use Node.js, Python, Go, or Java.
: By understanding how data moves through a socket or how the OS schedules threads, you can diagnose performance bottlenecks that others might miss.