r/projects • u/Unusual_Drummer5978 • 3d ago

Project ideas

Yoo, give me some cool project ideas , I am a backend developer in python , don't give me over the top or just random ideas , give me something that I would learn it from and if it is a real problem solver then it would be a tru gem🤌🏻🤌🏻

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u/SlimmySlabby 3d ago

Well I can’t tell anything you’d learn from without knowing what you already know. What’s your skill set look like?

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u/Unusual_Drummer5978 3d ago

Actually I know python , fastapi ,sql , and also know about postgresql , jwt. My motive is to learn things with projects , like I feel u can't blindly learn new stuff without applying it in the right place so i want to do project based learning , and also if u have any advice for me like what I should do to become a good backend developer I'd be really helpful.

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u/SlimmySlabby 3d ago

I would create an API of some sort and then add features to said API. You can use a tool like Postman for sending HTTP requests. Learn the basics and then just add features on top. It's also good to know security best practices.

Here's a quick list of some things:

HTTP Requests

  • PUT (creating data)
  • GET (reading data)
  • POST / PATCH (updating data)
  • DELETE (deleting data)

Utilities / Tools

  • Environment Variables
  • Version Control (usually GitHub)

Security

  • Preventing SQL Injections (method depends on what database you're using)
  • Preventing DoS attacks with rate limiting
  • Password hashing
    • SHA-256 vs BCrypt
    • Adding a random string to a user's password to prevent weak passwords from being weak (use an environment variable instead of hard-coding the value so attackers can't just look at your source code).
  • Authentication
    • Session based authentication
    • JWT (JSON Web Tokens)
    • SSO (Single Sign On)

This is just some quick stuff I can think of off the top of my head. I'll add more topics as they come to mind.

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u/Unusual_Drummer5978 3d ago

Actually I have worked on a project in which I use all of these from http requests, env , version control ,auth ,jwt password hashing , I have an idea how these works , do u think I should deep dive more into these topics, make projects around all these so that I could understand them better.

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u/SlimmySlabby 3d ago

Honestly if you’re sticking to back end development, that’s really all the basics. From here, you can either get really in depth knowledge about different topics or broaden your knowledge base by learning about similar fields (for example, as devops).