Ebenezer — thus far the Lord has brought us!
From late nights to early mornings, from doubt to discipline, every step has been grace, carrying us through. As Computer Science Majors, Friday, 3rd July 2026, will not just be a graduation; it will be a testimony to persistence meeting providence.
To the journey ahead, we step forward grateful, grounded, and ready.
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To God be the glory
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If I had to learn Backend Development again in 2026,
I'd focus on only these 10 topics:
1. API Design (REST/GraphQL)
2. SQL & Database Design
3. Indexing & Query Optimization
4. Caching (Redis)
5. Authentication & Authorization
6. Message Queues (Kafka/RabbitMQ)
7. System Design Fundamentals
8. Concurrency & Transactions
9. Docker & Deployment
10. Monitoring & Observability
Master these 10.
You'll know more backend engineering than most developers chasing every new framework.
As a backend engineer.
You should learn:
DB
System Design
Algorithms
API design
API Security
CI/CD
DS
Docker/Kubernetes
Caching
Messaging
Stop jumping from one language to the other...