If I had to pick one area of development that’s more future-proof in the age of AI, I’d say back-end development—hands down. Here’s why: AI Can’t Replace Deep Technical Expertise: Back-end development involves complex problem-solving, system design...
Building backends can feel overwhelming with so many options out there. With the right mix of tools and approaches, you can speed up the development process and create robust apps much faster. Today, we will explore seven practical ways to build back...
What does a senior backend engineer need to know? I would argue that a good backend engineer needs to know… everything? I started the sentence thinking that I would write “a lot” but ended up writing “everything” because it’s true. You need to know p...
To all aspiring backend developers, I know how daunting it can be to navigate your learning path. That's why I'm thrilled to present a detailed roadmap to help you master JavaScript for backend development!🚀 1️⃣ Start with the Basics: Get comfortabl...
Week 1: Node.js Core and Advanced Express.js 🚀 Topics: Node.js Core Concepts: Asynchronous programming (callbacks, promises, async/await). ⏳ Event Loop and Streams. 🔄 Error handling (try/catch, async error handling). ⚠️ Advanced Express.js: ...
Python is renowned for its simplicity and readability, and one of the features that make it so elegant is List Comprehensions. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned developer, mastering this powerful feature can significantly enhance your coding ef...
Only with strong backend development is it feasible to create a mobile application with a visually appealing but basic user interface. For mobile applications, the backend is similar to the app's foundation. It and the frontend of a mobile app are sy...
Backend development is an essential component of web development, which is focused on the server side of applications. And lately, a lot of questions have been going on about how to learn the skills required to work as a backend developer. This is ex...
Introduction So, it's a few days to submission deadline for my web application in fulfillment of the final project for my 12 months full-stack software engineering bootcamp by ALX Africa. My web app is yet to authenticate users who log in. This is su...
Application performance optimization has been my greatest pursuit as a Backend developer . Understanding that perfomance is not only about writing code but understanding the factors that affect speed and latency of your backend stack. Network latency...
