Full Stack with Node.js Roadmap 2026

• Modern JavaScript ES6+
• Closures and this
• Node.js modules and npm
• File system and path
• Event loop basics

Project: Build a command-line expense tracker that reads and writes data in a JSON file.

• Callbacks, promises and async/await
• Events and EventEmitter
• Streams and buffers
• HTTP module
• Error handling patterns

Project: Create a log analyser that streams a large log file and reports error counts per hour.

• Express routing and middleware
• REST design and status codes
• Validation with zod or Joi
• Pagination and filtering
• OpenAPI documentation

Project: Build a task manager REST API with validation, pagination, filtering and Swagger docs.

• MongoDB and Mongoose
• PostgreSQL with Prisma
• Indexes and aggregation
• Transactions
• Redis caching

Project: Add MongoDB and Redis caching to the task API with indexes and an analytics endpoint.

• bcrypt and JWT
• Refresh tokens and RBAC
• OWASP protections
• Jest and Supertest
• Rate limiting

Project: Secure the API with signup, login, refresh tokens, roles and full test coverage.

• Docker and Compose
• CI/CD with GitHub Actions
• Nginx and cloud deployment
• Background jobs and WebSockets
• Monitoring and logging

Project: Deploy a full stack food ordering app with React, live order status and CI pipeline.