GUIDE TO BECOME A FULL-STACK DEVELOPER

💥 What is the Full Stack Developer?

Full Stack developer is who works familiar with both front-end and back-end, also servers and database.

💥 Why should you become a Full Stack Developer?

• You can build entire a web application, without having to rely on someone else.
• Many companies demands Full-stack developers, so that they can build better products with less cost.
• Get high Salary.

💥 How to become a Full Stack Developer?

• Have a plan: You need to lay out the roadmap of things you'd like to learn.
• Build stuff: Don’t just read, build simple apps by applying whatever you have learned.
• Find a community of support as StackOverflow.

• Summarize and document what you learn, it’s very useful to review in the future.
• Make a habit to read books, blogs and practice every day.

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Roadmap to become a Full-Stack Developer with Ruby on Rails

🎨  Prerequisite

• Git / SVN
• SSH
• HTTP/HTTPS
• GitHub / Bitbucket / GitLab
• Data Structures and Algorithms

1. Front-End

• HTML
• CSS
  • Responsive Web Design
  • Boostrap
  • Foundation
• Javascript
  • jQuery
  • Frameworks: ReactJS, Angular or Vue.js, EmberJS
• UI/UX

2. Back-End

• Language: Ruby - [Resources]
• Framework: Ruby on Rails - [Resources]
• RubyGems - [More]
• Unit Tests: Rspec

3. Database

• Relational Databases:
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MSSQL
• NoSQL Databases:
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • Memcached

4. Server

• Hosts:
  • AWS
  • Heroku
  • Digital Ocean
  • Engine Yard
• App Server and Web Server
  • Nginx
  • Apache
  • Phusion Passenger
  • Puma
  • Unicorn
• Deployment, Measurement vs Monitoring

5. Architecture, Refactoring

• Rails Philosophy - [Here]
  • Convention over Configuration (Coc)
  • Don’t Repeat Yourself (DRY)
  • RESTful
• SOLID Principles
• Design Patterns
  • MVC
  • Form Object / Policy Object ( Active Records - Model)
  • Decorator / Presenter / Facade (View)
  • Service Object (Controller)
  • Strategy / Composite patterns / ...
• Fat model, skinny controller
• KISS - Keep it simple, stupid
• Composition over inheritance

6. Deeper

• Caching
• Security
• CDN
• Performance turning
• Search Engines

📚 Best Resources

• Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship
• Code Complete 2: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction
• Head First Design Patterns: A Brain-Friendly Guide
• The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master
• High Performance Web Sites: Essential Knowledge for Front-End Engineers
• Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability
• Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual

🐾 Conclusion

“The road to success is not easy to navigate, but with hard work, drive and passion, it’s possible to achieve the American dream,” said Hilfiger.

I hope that, this article can help you early become to Full-Stack Developer.

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