My Learning Tracker

A complete log of my web development skills, learning, resources, highlights, interests, and everything to do with my learning. It’s a way to keep track, organise, and share my learning.

• My Learning Tracker
  • My objective is learn core concepts to become a Senior Full Stack Developer
  • My Next Step
  • Learning
    • Courses and Certifications
    • Books to Read
    • Paths
  • Skills
  • Highlights
  • Interesting Links
  • Full Stack Web Developer Bucket List
    • Acknowledgments
    • License

My objective is learn core concepts to become a Senior Full Stack Developer

To be considered a senior full stack developer:

Must have extensive experience with building and maintaining scalable web applications, including:

1. Front-end frameworks such as Angular, React, or Svelte for creating dynamic user interfaces
2. Back-end languages like Python or Golang for server-side logic and API development
3. Database management systems (e.g., SQL/NoSQL databases like PostgreSQL, MongoDB) for data persistence and querying
4. API design and integration, including RESTful services, GraphQL, and microservices architectures
5. Deployment and DevOps practices, such as CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
6. Security best practices, including authentication (OAuth, JWT), encryption, and vulnerability mitigation
7. Performance optimization techniques for both front-end (e.g., lazy loading, code splitting) and back-end (e.g., caching, indexing)

Should have advanced knowledge in the following areas to demonstrate seniority:

1. Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Developer, Google Cloud Professional Developer, or full stack-specific credentials)
2. Data handling and analytics tools, including data knowledge for processing large datasets
3. Big data technologies like SAS for statistical analysis, PySpark for distributed data processing, and PowerBI for visualization and reporting

Additionally, seniority is reflected in soft skills and broader expertise such as:

1. Mentoring junior developers and leading technical teams
2. Architectural decision-making for complex systems, including scalability and maintainability
3. Problem-solving in high-pressure environments, with a track record of debugging and resolving production issues
4. Version control mastery with Git, including branching strategies and code reviews
5. Agile methodologies and project management tools (e.g., Jira, Scrum) for collaborative development

My Next Step

1. Finish first freecodecamp Responsive Web Design Certification (300 hours)
2. Learn Git and Github
3. Basic Terminal Commands
4. CS50 Havard School
5. Grasshopper app
6. Curso em Vídeo (Portuguese)
7. …

Learning

Legend:

⚡ - In progress

⏳ - Soon

✅ - Completed

Courses and Certifications

Books to Read

Paths

My roadmap is on roadmap.sh

Skills

Highlights

The most interesting of what I’m watching, reading, and doing:

Click here for playlists and tweets. Articles, talks, tutorials, and more

And here is a chronological log of the highlights of my learning:

My Learning Log

Interesting Links

• Website to learn things quick Learn X in Y minutes
• Free resources for devs Free for Developers

Full Stack Web Developer Bucket List

This is inspired by the article Ginny Fahs’ “Things Real Developers Do: My Bucket List” But its updated to reflect more modern web development practices in early 2026.

View Full Stack Web Developer Bucket List

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Acknowledgments

This has been partly inspired by Syk Houdeib and his wonderful My-Learning-Tracker project. Index generated by Markdown TOC generator

License

MIT License