SDE's Missing Manual

90 posts

A comprehensive guide covering everything from HTML and CSS to scalable systems, web development, blockchain, and AI/ML. Built for developers who want real understanding, not just surface-level knowledge.

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Backend

54 posts
No.TitleReading TimeDate
1Server-Side Fundamentals - 1/29 minOct 11, 2025
2Server-Side Fundamentals - 2/212 minOct 11, 2025
3Web Frameworks & Routing - 1/212 minOct 11, 2025
4Web Frameworks & Routing - 2/213 minOct 11, 2025
5API Design & Development - 1/316 minOct 11, 2025
6API Design & Development - 2/317 minOct 11, 2025
7API Design & Development - 3/318 minOct 11, 2025
8Database Fundamentals - 1/414 minOct 11, 2025
9Database Fundamentals - 2/416 minOct 11, 2025
10Database Fundamentals - 3/417 minOct 11, 2025
11Database Fundamentals - 4/426 minOct 11, 2025
12Advanced Data Management - 1/223 minOct 11, 2025
13Advanced Data Management - 2/228 minOct 11, 2025
14Database Scaling & Performance32 minOct 11, 2025
15Backend Security Fundamentals - 1/317 minOct 11, 2025
16Backend Security Fundamentals - 2/317 minOct 11, 2025
17Backend Security Fundamentals - 3/324 minOct 11, 2025
18Authentication & Authorization - 1/232 minOct 11, 2025
19Authentication & Authorization - 2/228 minOct 11, 2025
20Backend Testing - 1/223 minOct 11, 2025
21Backend Testing - 2/234 minOct 11, 2025
22Code Quality & Best Practices - 1/225 minOct 11, 2025
23Code Quality & Best Practices - 2/227 minOct 11, 2025
24Development Environment & Tools - 1/223 minOct 11, 2025
25Development Environment & Tools - 1/220 minOct 11, 2025
26Development Environment & Tools - 1/230 minOct 11, 2025
27Development Environment & Tools - 2/235 minOct 11, 2025
28Deployment & Infrastructure - 1/243 minOct 11, 2025
29Deployment & Infrastructure - 2/254 minOct 11, 2025
30Microservices Architecture - 1/343 minOct 11, 2025
31Microservices Architecture - 2/342 minOct 11, 2025
32Microservices Architecture - 3/312 minOct 11, 2025
33Message Queues & Event Systems - 1/215 minOct 11, 2025
34Message Queues & Event Systems - 1/218 minOct 11, 2025
35Caching & Performance - 1/221 minOct 11, 2025
36Caching & Performance - 2/223 minOct 11, 2025
37Real-time Communications - 1/234 minOct 11, 2025
38Real-time Communications - 2/240 minOct 11, 2025
39Background Processing & Jobs - 1/237 minOct 11, 2025
40Background Processing & Jobs - 2/242 minOct 11, 2025
41Third-party Integration - 1/233 minOct 11, 2025
42Third-party Integration - 2/244 minOct 11, 2025
43File Handling & Media Processing - 1/236 minOct 11, 2025
44File Handling & Media Processing - 2/238 minOct 11, 2025
45Advanced Design Patterns - 1/248 minOct 11, 2025
46Advanced Design Patterns - 2/249 minOct 11, 2025
47Scalability & High Availability - 1/242 minOct 11, 2025
48Scalability & High Availability - 2/232 minOct 11, 2025
49Performance & Optimization - 1/222 minOct 11, 2025
50Performance & Optimization - 2/226 minOct 11, 2025
51Serverless & Cloud Functions23 minOct 11, 2025
52GraphQL Deep Dive25 minOct 11, 2025
53Advanced Database Concepts30 minOct 11, 2025
54Backend Monitoring & Observability32 minOct 11, 2025

Frontend

33 posts
No.TitleReading TimeDate
1The Only HTML Article You'd Ever Need17 minOct 11, 2025
2The Only CSS Article You'd Ever Need14 minOct 11, 2025
3The Only JavaScript Article You'd Ever Need - 1/655 minOct 11, 2025
4The Only JavaScript Article You'd Ever Need - 2/633 minOct 11, 2025
5The Only JavaScript Article You'd Ever Need - 3/626 minOct 11, 2025
6The Only JavaScript Article You'd Ever Need - 4/611 minOct 11, 2025
7The Only JavaScript Article You'd Ever Need - 5/69 minOct 11, 2025
8The Only JavaScript Article You'd Ever Need - 6/618 minOct 11, 2025
9The Only TypeScript Article You'd Ever Need - 1/417 minOct 11, 2025
10The Only TypeScript Article You'd Ever Need - 2/416 minOct 11, 2025
11The Only TypeScript Article You'd Ever Need - 3/414 minOct 11, 2025
12The Only TypeScript Article You'd Ever Need - 4/412 minOct 11, 2025
13The Only Networking Article You'd Ever Need - 1/216 minOct 11, 2025
14The Only Networking Article You'd Ever Need - 2/215 minOct 11, 2025
15You're Not Ready For React - 1/411 minOct 11, 2025
16You're Not Ready For React - 2/411 minOct 11, 2025
17You're Not Ready For React - 3/411 minOct 11, 2025
18You're Not Ready For React - 4/414 minOct 11, 2025
19Doing React the Right Way - 1/107 minOct 11, 2025
20Doing React the Right Way - 2/107 minOct 11, 2025
21Doing React the Right Way - 3/108 minOct 11, 2025
22Doing React the Right Way - 4/109 minOct 11, 2025
23Doing React the Right Way - 5/109 minOct 11, 2025
24Doing React the Right Way - 6/108 minOct 11, 2025
25Doing React the Right Way - 7/1011 minOct 11, 2025
26Doing React the Right Way - 8/108 minOct 11, 2025
27Doing React the Right Way - 9/109 minOct 11, 2025
28Doing React the Right Way - 10/1010 minOct 11, 2025
29TanStack Query - The Data Fetching Problem You Didn't Know You Had (Part 1/2)9 minOct 11, 2025
30TanStack Query - The Data Fetching Problem You Didn't Know You Had (Part 2/2)11 minOct 11, 2025
31Context API vs. State Management Libraries - Understanding the Trade-offs - 1/29 minOct 11, 2025
32Context API vs. State Management Libraries - Understanding the Trade-offs - 1/29 minOct 11, 2025
33React Routing - From Basic Navigation to Data-Driven Architecture8 minOct 11, 2025

General

3 posts
No.TitleReading TimeDate
1The Only Git Article You'd Ever Need5 minOct 11, 2025
2The Only Concurrency Article You'd Ever Need25 minOct 11, 2025
3What 'Copy' Really Means11 minOct 11, 2025