MERN Stack Developer Roadmap
MERN Stack Roadmap (Beginner to Job-Ready)
Duration: Approx 4-5 months (4-5 hrs/day consistently)
Phase 1: Frontend Foundations (Week 1-4)
Week 1-2: HTML + CSS
- Basic tags, Semantic HTML
- CSS Flexbox, Grid, Media queries
- Project: Personal Portfolio Website
Week 3-4: JavaScript (Core)
- Variables, DOM manipulation, Events
- ES6+ (arrow functions, destructuring)
- Async JS: Callbacks, Promises, fetch()
- Projects: Counter, Form Validator, Weather App
Phase 2: React.js (Week 5-8)
Week 5-6: React Basics
- JSX, Components, Props, State, Events
Week 7-8: React Advanced
- Hooks (useState, useEffect, useContext)
- Routing, Forms, Component structure
- Projects: To-Do App, Movie App, Blog UI
Phase 3: Git + Hosting (Week 9)
- Git basics (commit, push, branch)
- GitHub repository setup
- Deployment: Netlify/Vercel
Phase 4: Backend with Node.js & Express (Week 10-13)
Week 10-11: Node.js & Express.js
- Modules, Express routes, middleware, REST API
Week 12-13: MongoDB + Mongoose
- MongoDB Atlas setup, CRUD operations
- Mongoose schemas and models
Phase 5: Full Stack Integration (Week 14-16)
- Connect frontend to backend (Axios)
- Auth: JWT + bcrypt, Protected routes
- Full Projects: Blog App, Task Manager
Phase 6: Final Touches (Week 17-20)
- Error Handling, Pagination, Search
- Deployment: Render + Vercel
- Resume, GitHub, LinkedIn optimization
Bonus (Parallel or Later)
- Tailwind CSS, Postman
- System Design Basics
- DSA with JS or C++ (Leetcode)