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Backend Developer Skills to Build Real-World Applications

1. Programming Language Knowledge

- Node.js + JavaScript

- Strong concepts of Promises, async/await, error handling

2. Server Setup and Frameworks

- Express.js framework

- Routing, Middleware, Error Handling

3. Database Knowledge

- MongoDB with Mongoose ORM

- CRUD Operations, Relations (Reference/Embedding)

- Indexing, Aggregations, Optimization

- (Optional but good) SQL basics (MySQL, PostgreSQL)

4. Authentication and Authorization

- User Signup/Login

- JWT Tokens (JSON Web Tokens)

- Password Hashing (bcryptjs)

5. APIs - REST and Real-World APIs

- How to design REST APIs (Best Practices)

- CRUD APIs

- Status Codes (200, 201, 400, 401, 404, 500)

6. File Handling
Backend Developer Skills to Build Real-World Applications

- Image Uploads

- Multer library for file uploads

7. Third Party Services Integration

- Cloud Storage (AWS S3, Cloudinary)

- Payment Gateway (Stripe, Razorpay)

- Email Services (SendGrid, NodeMailer)

8. Security Best Practices

- Hash Passwords (bcrypt)

- Protect Routes (Middleware checks)

- Helmet.js (HTTP headers security)

- Express-rate-limit (Prevent DDOS attacks)

- Prevent MongoDB Injection, XSS attacks

9. Error Handling and Logging

- Proper try-catch blocks

- Centralized Error Handler

- Logger (Winston / Morgan)

10. Deployment and Hosting Knowledge

- Render, Vercel, Railway (Easy options)

- AWS EC2, DigitalOcean (Advanced)

- Environment Variables (.env files)

- Reverse Proxy Setup (NGINX basic)

11. Real Time Communication (Advanced)


Backend Developer Skills to Build Real-World Applications

- WebSockets

- Socket.io (for Chat Apps, Live Updates)

12. Version Control

- Git and GitHub

- GitHub Actions for basic CI/CD

13. Testing

- Postman (API Testing tool)

- Unit Testing (Jest basic knowledge)

14. Project Structure and Architecture

- MVC Pattern (Model-View-Controller)

- Clean Folder Structure (/controllers, /models, /routes, /middlewares, /utils, /config, /public)

Bonus Topics (for bigger projects)

- Scalable APIs (pagination, rate limiting)

- Caching (Redis basics)

- Background Jobs (Bull.js, Agenda.js)

- Microservices architecture (future-ready skills)

Example Scenario: Building an E-commerce Application

- Product APIs

- User Authentication (JWT)

- Cart Management

- Order Placement APIs


Backend Developer Skills to Build Real-World Applications

- Payment Gateway Integration

- Deployment on Render/AWS

Conclusion

To become a real-world backend developer, focus on:

- Building real APIs

- Integrating third-party services

- Proper authentication, error handling, and deployment

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