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MERN Stack Development Roadmap
Stage Topic Details
1. HTML & CSS Learn semantic HTML, CSS Flexbox,
Prerequisites Grid, Responsive Design
JavaScript Basics ES6+ features (let, const, arrow
functions, template literals,
destructuring)
Git & GitHub Version control, repositories,
branches, pull requests
Basic Data Arrays, Objects, Loops, Recursion,
Structures & Sorting & Searching Algorithms
Algorithms
2. Frontend - React Basics Components, JSX, Props, State,
React useState, useEffect
React Advanced React Router, Context API, Custom
Hooks
UI Libraries Material UI, Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap
State Redux Toolkit, Zustand, Recoil
Management
React Forms Controlled vs Uncontrolled
Components, Form Validation
(Formik, Yup)
API Integration Fetch API, Axios, handling errors &
loading states
Authentication JWT, OAuth, Google/Facebook login
3. Backend - Node.js Basics Node.js environment, npm,
Node.js & asynchronous JavaScript, Event Loop
Express.js
Express.js REST API creation, Middleware,
Routing, Error Handling
Authentication JWT, bcrypt, Passport.js
File Handling Multer for file uploads
WebSockets Real-time communication using
Socket.io
4. Database - MongoDB Basics Collections, Documents, CRUD
MongoDB Operations
Mongoose Schema design, Models, Validation,
Population
Aggregation & Optimizing queries, lookup, sort,
Indexing match
Authentication & MongoDB Atlas, securing database
Security credentials
5. Full Stack Connecting Fetch API, Axios, CORS setup
Integration Frontend &
Backend
Deployment Hosting backend (Vercel, Render,
Railway, DigitalOcean)
CI/CD GitHub Actions, Docker, Automated
Deployments
6. Advanced GraphQL Querying with Apollo Client & Server
Topics
Microservices Breaking Monolithic applications into
smaller services
Serverless AWS Lambda, Firebase Functions
Functions
Testing Jest, Mocha, Chai, Cypress
7. Project CRUD Basic User Authentication system
Development Application
Full Stack App Blog, E-commerce, Social Media
Clone
Real-time App Chat App, Dashboard with live
updates