Flutter & Backend Development Roadmap
FLUTTER ROADMAP
Stage 1: Basics of Dart (1-2 weeks)
- Variables, data types, operators
- Functions and control flow (if, for, while)
- Lists, Maps, Sets
- Classes and OOP (inheritance, constructors)
- Null safety and async/await
Stage 2: Core Flutter Concepts (2-3 weeks)
- Environment setup (VS Code / Android Studio)
- StatelessWidget, StatefulWidget
- Layout widgets (Column, Row, Container, Expanded)
- Navigation (Navigator, routes)
- Forms and input handling
- Image and asset management
Stage 3: Intermediate Flutter (3-4 weeks)
- State Management (setState, Provider, Riverpod)
- Animations and custom widgets
- Using packages (http, shared_preferences)
- Local storage (Hive, SQLite)
- REST API integration
Stage 4: Advanced Flutter
- Authentication (Firebase/Auth)
- Firebase Firestore, Cloud Functions
- Push Notifications (FCM)
- App lifecycle & optimization
- Testing (unit, widget, integration)
Flutter & Backend Development Roadmap
Projects: Login app, Weather app, Chat app, E-commerce app
BACKEND ROADMAP
Stage 1: Core Backend Concepts
- Python basics (if not already done)
- HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE)
- REST vs SOAP
- JSON parsing and serialization
Stage 2: Database Basics
- SQL (PostgreSQL/MySQL) or NoSQL (MongoDB)
- CRUD operations
- Relationships (1:1, 1:M, M:N)
- ORM (SQLAlchemy or PyMongo)
Stage 3: RESTful API Development
- Flask or FastAPI
- Routing, parameters, response formats
- User authentication (JWT/OAuth2)
- Middleware, error handling
- CORS and API security
Stage 4: Backend Infrastructure
- .env files and environment variables
- Deployment (Render, Railway, Heroku)
- Testing (Pytest, unittest)
- Logging and rate limiting
Flutter & Backend Development Roadmap
Projects: Task manager API, Auth service, Admin panel backend
TOOLS & EXTRAS
Tools to Learn Alongside:
- Git + GitHub (Version Control)
- Postman / Thunder Client (API Testing)
- Firebase / MongoDB Atlas (Cloud DB)
- Railway, Render, or Vercel (Deployment)