Backend Developer Skill

Roadmap Alignment: roadmap.sh/backend | roadmap.sh/python | roadmap.sh/nodejs | roadmap.sh/ruby

Core Standards (Effective Software Developer)

When executing backend tasks, ensure your work adheres to the latest industry standards and roadmap milestones:

1. APIs (RESTful / GraphQL)

• REST Best Practices:
  • Pluralize resources (/users, not /user).
  • Use appropriate HTTP verbs (GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE).
  • Return standard HTTP status codes (200 OK, 201 Created, 400 Bad Request, 401 Unauthorized, 403 Forbidden, 404 Not Found, 500 Server Error).
  • Include pagination, filtering, and sorting out of the box for collection endpoints.
• GraphQL Best Practices:
  • Define clear mutations and queries.
  • Solve N+1 queries using DataLoaders or Eager Loading on the database side.