Complete Coding Roadmap with DSA Integration
This roadmap is designed for a complete beginner who wants to progress from zero coding
knowledge to advanced concepts like deployment, server management, AI/LLMs, and strong Data
Structures & Algorithms (DSA) skills. The plan is structured for about 12 months, balancing theory,
practice, and projects.
1. **Month 1–2: Core Basics** - Understanding computers, operating systems, and the Command
Line Interface (CLI). - Introduction to programming concepts (variables, loops, functions). - Learn a
beginner-friendly language (Python or JavaScript). - Understand servers, client-server architecture,
and what a database is. - Learn how websites work and where data is stored.
**DSA Track (Parallel) Months 1–2:** - Arrays and Strings - Stacks and Queues - Time and Space
Complexity - Practice simple problems on platforms like LeetCode or GeeksforGeeks.
2. **Months 3–5: Development Fundamentals** - HTML, CSS, JavaScript (Frontend Development)
- Git & GitHub (Version Control) - Framework basics (React or Vue.js) - Backend intro:
Node.js/Express or Python Flask/Django - Databases: SQL & NoSQL (MySQL, MongoDB) - API
basics (REST, JSON)
**DSA Track Months 3–5:** - Linked Lists (Singly, Doubly, Circular) - Recursion - Binary Search &
Variations - Basic Trees (Binary Trees, BSTs)
3. **Months 6–7: Advanced Development & Server Concepts** - Authentication & Authorization
(OAuth, JWT) - Server setup with Nginx, Apache - Application servers (WildFly, JBoss) - CLI tools
for server management - Intro to cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) - Containerization (Docker basics) -
Load Balancing concepts
**DSA Track Months 6–7:** - Heaps & Priority Queues - Hashing & Hash Maps - Graph Basics
(BFS, DFS) - Sorting Algorithms (Merge, Quick, Heap)
4. **Months 8–9: Deployment & Scaling** - CI/CD pipelines - Advanced cloud services (Lambda,
Kubernetes basics) - Horizontal & Vertical Scaling - Caching strategies (Redis, Memcached) -
Monitoring & logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana)
**DSA Track Months 8–9:** - Advanced Graph Algorithms (Dijkstra, Floyd-Warshall) - Dynamic
Programming Basics - Greedy Algorithms
5. **Months 10–12: AI, LLMs, and Final Prep** - Machine Learning fundamentals - Understanding
LLMs (Large Language Models) - Integrating AI APIs - Final capstone project (full-stack + AI
integration)
**DSA Track Months 10–12:** - Advanced Dynamic Programming - Backtracking problems -
Competitive programming practice - Mock interviews and timed challenges
