Of Backend Engineering Better | Udemy Fundamentals

Fundamentals of Backend Engineering course on Udemy, taught by Hussein Nasser, is a deep dive into the architectural first principles of backend systems, focusing on how data moves between clients and servers. Unlike typical tutorials that teach a specific framework like Express or Django, this course explores "under the hood" concepts like protocols, communication patterns, and OS-level interactions. Key Learning Pillars

• [ ] HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH)
• [ ] Status codes (200, 201, 400, 401, 403, 404, 500)
• [ ] Headers (Content-Type, Authorization)
• [ ] RESTful design principles
• [ ] Middleware (logging, auth, error handling)
• [ ] Environment-based configuration
• [ ] Database migrations & seeding
• [ ] Password hashing (bcrypt)
• [ ] JWT or session-based auth
• [ ] CORS
• [ ] Basic SQL (JOINs, indexing) or NoSQL patterns
• [ ] Logging vs console.log
• [ ] Deployment (basic)

5. Code quality and professional practices

• Design patterns: Service layering, repository pattern, hexagonal architecture examples.
• Code reviews: Include sample pull requests with comments and a checklist for reviewers.
• Dev ergonomics: Linting, formatting, pre-commit hooks, dependency management, semantic versioning.