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Programming foundations roadmap
First language, Git, CS basics
The path
- 1Your first language
- 2Command line and Git
- 3How computers run your code
+ 3 more
- 6 stages
- 54 topics
- ~14 months
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Beginner programming roadmaps
Step-by-step roadmaps for beginners: your first language, DSA, CS fundamentals, SQL and dev tools, with what to learn first and how long it takes.
- 56 paths
- 3295 topics
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Foundations
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DSA and problem solving roadmap
Data structures and patterns
The path
- 1Complexity and Big-O
- 2Arrays, hashing, linked lists, stacks and queues
- Recursion, sorting and searching
+ 5 more
- 8 stages
- 52 topics
- ~14 months
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University to job-ready roadmap
Semester by semester plan for CS students
The path
- 1Learn beyond the syllabus
- 2Git and GitHub as your portfolio
- Problem solving, a little every week
+ 5 more
- 8 stages
- 64 topics
- ~25 months
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CS core subjects roadmap
OS, networks, databases, OOP
The path
- 1How a computer runs a program
- 2Object-oriented programming and design
- Operating systems
+ 5 more
- 8 stages
- 61 topics
- ~11 months
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SQL and databases roadmap
Queries, design, indexes, transactions
The path
- 1Relational thinking and your setup
- 2Querying one table
- Joins and set operations
+ 6 more
- 9 stages
- 67 topics
- ~6 months
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MongoDB roadmap
Documents, modelling, indexes, aggregation
The path
- 1Documents and your setup
- 2Reading and writing documents
- Arrays and nested documents
+ 5 more
- 8 stages
- 66 topics
- ~5 months
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Coding with AI tools roadmap
Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, used well
The path
- 1What AI coding tools are good and bad at
- 2Setup and project context
- 3Prompting for code: small tasks, clear specs
+ 7 more
- 10 stages
- 59 topics
- ~5 months
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Software design and clean code roadmap
OOP, SOLID, design patterns, refactoring
The path
- 1Object-oriented programming properly
- 2SOLID with before and after code
- Clean code: naming, functions and errors
+ 7 more
- 10 stages
- 71 topics
- ~6 months
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Competitive programming roadmap
Codeforces, AtCoder, ICPC
The path
- 1C++ for contests
- 2Maths basics
- Greedy and sorting
+ 7 more
- 10 stages
- 60 topics
- ~9 months
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Linux, terminal and Git roadmap
Shell, Git, SSH and your dev setup
The path
- 1Set up your machine
- 2Shell basics
- 3Text tools
+ 5 more
- 8 stages
- 66 topics
- ~5 months
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