This repository contains my implementations of backend projects from roadmap.sh. Each project is built using JS (Node.js and Express.js) as part of my backend development learning journey.

🎯 Purpose

• Practice and improve backend development skills
• Implement real-world projects following best practices
• Document my learning journey through practical applications
• Build a portfolio of backend projects

🛠️ Technologies Used

• Runtime Environment: Node.js
• Framework: Express.js
• Database: (To be determined based on project requirements)
• Testing: (To be added as projects progress)
• Documentation: (To be added as projects progress)

🚀 Projects

1. CLI Number Guessing Game

   • Status: Completed
   • Description: A command-line interface game where users guess a random number
   • Technologies: Node.js, Inquirer.js
   • Link: RoadMap.sh
   • Code: number-guessing-game

2. Github User Activiy

   • Status: Completed
   • Description: A command-line interface app that fetches github user's activities and display them
   • Technologies: Js,
   • Link:RoadMap.sh
   • Code: github-user-activity

3. Task Tracker

   • Status: Completed
   • Link: RoadMap.sh
   • Code: task-tracker

4. Expense Tracker

   • Status: Completed
   • Description: A CLI based expense tracker, that adds, delete, update, lists, show summary(total) and summary by months
   • Technologies: Js
   • Link: RoadMap.sh
   • Code: expense-tracker

5. Blogging Platform API

   • Status: Completed
   • Description: A basic web API that allows post to be created, deleted, updated and fetched
   • Technologies: Expressjs and MongoDB
   • Link: RoadMap.sh
   • Code: blogging-platform-api

6. Unit Converter Web App

   • Status: Completed
   • Description: A basic unit converter that converts from one length, temperature or weight unit to the other, made use of EJS for the templating and frontend
   • Technologies: Expressjs and EJS
   • Link: RoadMap.sh
   • Code: unit-converter

7. TMDB CLI tool

   • Status: Completed
   • Description: A command-lineinterface tool that fetches data from the TMDB APi and displays on the terminal based on user's commands ('top','upcoming', 'popular' or 'playing')
   • Technologies: Js
   • Link: RoadMap.sh
   • Code: TMDB-cli-tool

(More projects will be added as they are implemented)

🎓 Learning Objectives

• Build RESTful APIs
• Implement authentication and authorization
• Handle database operations
• Write clean and maintainable code
• Practice error handling
• Implement testing
• Document code and APIs

🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Idighekere/roadmap.sh-backend-projects.git

2. Navigate to project directory:

cd roadmap.sh-backend-projects

3. Install dependencies (for specific project):

cd project-name
npm install && npm i -g

Follow the project-specific README for further instructions

📝 Project Documentation

Each project contains its own README with:

• Project requirements
• Setup instructions
• API documentation (if applicable)
• Learning outcomes
• Challenges faced and solutions

🤝 Contributing

While this is a personal learning repository, suggestions and feedback are welcome:

• Fork the repository
• Create a new branch
• Make your changes
• Submit a pull request

✍️ Author

@Idighekere

📅 Progress Tracking

Started: January 2025 Latest Update: January 22, 2025

📖 Resources

• Roadmap.sh Backend Development
• Node.js Documentation
• Express.js Documentation

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.