Backend Knowledge

  • Apart from being comfortable with the basics, which will allow to transition to similar stuff

    • Language

    • frameworks

    • algorithms

    • class design

    • system design

    • testing

    • refactoring

    • architecture

  • Most languages, have many similar ideas, but different syntax

    • but to be an expert, you need to spend more time learning the details

  • Most applications/systems are written using a framework, and this leads to needs to be framework developer and need good knowledge of this framework

  • Main areas - dont need to be expert, but need a good understanding, and this includes hardware too. These are some areas that people will be more expert in one (t shaped developer)

    • Databases

      • Relational

      • SQL

    • Caches

    • Communication & Networks

      • rpc (http)

      • messaging

      • load balancers

    • Security

    • Devops

      • CI/CD

      • microservices (Containers, container management)

      • Monoliths

      • monitoring

      • deploying

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