Paths That a Backend Developer Must Know
Developneur Camp - TeamYea - @NabeelMolham
Who am I?!
- Freelance Web Developer, WordPress Specialist
- Working since 2005
- Started with Macromedia Flash MX (ActionScript)
- Dynamic Content: Server-side <=> XML <=> Flash
- Got into ASP.NET, SQL Server, Oracel
- Very quickly moved to Open Source
- Tried many PHP CMSs and Frameworks
- Started with WordPress version 2.8 and loving it
- Joined Codeable.io in December 2015 and what a ride!
Nabeel Molham
Simple Web Request Flow
Web Client (Web Browser)
ISP (TEData, Orange, Etisalat, etc)
DNS Server (closest DataCenter to ISP)
Web Server
(website document root, process request and data)
Simple Web Request Flow
Asks to domain IP Address
http://google.com
Redirects the request
Responds with website content
Pass on the response
Frontend or Backend or Both?!!!
What is common/different between
Frontend and Backend?
- Both serve the web client 🌐
- Both need performance optimization ⚡
- Both need each other 💗
- Both have their fair share of difficulties 😫
- Both can be a specialty career 💲
- Security is #1 in Backend 🔐
- Frontend can get missed up so quickly without careful planning 👷♂️
- Backend can talk to many other clients (API) 🦎
- Frontend deals with so many devices 📱
- Backend dispute having so many technologies and tools, it still consistent 👴
The difference between Framework, Library & CMS
- Library is a set of code that you call/run in your own code 👈
- Framework is a set of Barebone system code that calls/runs your code 👉
- CMS is a set of full-featured system code with default functionality/logic that you integrate with to customize and build on-top 🔀
What makes me a Good Web Developer?
Frontend or Backend or Full Stack
- Problem Solver is your job description 👨🔬
- Don't try to force it 😟
- Work on what interests you 😄
- Planning is always good 👷♂️
- Cut down distractions 🔕
- Create your identity 👨💼
- Be patient and stubborn 🧐
- Contribute to Open-Source Projects 👩💻
- Work smart not hard 💡
- It's about how you think, not what you know 🤔
- Always growth, there is not end 📈
- Accept advice and criticism 👩🏫
- Socialize and attend meetups 🤝
What server-side language to start with?
1️⃣🥇
Standalone Languages
PHP, Python, Go, etc.
2️⃣🥈
Open-Source bundles
Node.js, HHVM, etc.
Should I focus more on working with Frameworks or CMSs?
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Nabeel Molham
Questions? Reach out!
Resources
https://nabeel.molham.me/tybnd
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