Overview to Backend Engineering

Backend engineering is a journey of no return.

Then why should you start this journey? If you want to build a career in a field that is steady in high demand and salary expectations, then backend engineering is one such field.

What is the Internet?

The Internet is a globally connected computer using the Internet protocol. It connects billions of computers worldwide with each other or to the world wide web.

Web Development Fundamentals

Web development is the work involved in or the process of developing a website for the Internet. Web development can range from developing a simple single static page of plain text to complex web applications.

What is Backend Engineering?

Backend engineering is a term used to describe the behind-the-scenes activities that happen when you do anything on a website or web application.

As we already know, backend engineering is an application's data access layer or server-side and everything communicating between the database and the front end (browser).

What is a Server?

Servers are the bedrock of backend engineering hence the name Server-Side Development. In the client-server architecture, when a client sends an HTTP request, as discussed above, an application somewhere on the side-side will receive this request, process it, and return a response to the client. This application or hardware is called a server.

What is NGINX?

Nginx is an open-source web server that can also be used as a reverse proxy, load balancer, mail proxy, and HTTP cache. It started as a web server designed for maximum performance, scalability, and stability before including a load balancer, reverse proxy, and API gateway for high performance.

What is Operating System?

This section will cover the most important concepts to learn in operating systems as a backend engineer and some general knowledge that will accelerate your backend engineering career.

Basic Linux Commands for Backend Engineers

If you want to use the Linux operating system, learning the common utilities or commands will go a long way. This lesson will review some basic to advanced Linux commands for backend engineers to help you get the most out of your Linux distro.

The 10 Operating System Concepts for Backend Developers

This lesson will explore important concepts to learn in operating systems as a backend engineer.