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👤 Persona Path

Generalist Leveling Up

Systematic mid-depth coverage to fill gaps across the full stack

4h 45m Total Time
15 Topics
6 Milestones

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What You'll Learn

  • Fill knowledge gaps systematically across all development phases
  • Build comprehensive understanding of architecture decision-making
  • Develop expertise in critical areas like security and operations
  • Learn when to apply different patterns and when to avoid over-engineering

Journey Milestones

1

Discovery & Planning Fundamentals

Master the foundation of building the right thing

M job to be done 20m
M requirements gathering 25m
M threat modeling 25m
2

Architecture Decision-Making

Learn to make and justify architecture choices

M architecture design 25m
M frontend architecture 25m
M performance scalability design 25m
3

Development Excellence

Write maintainable, secure code

M code quality 25m
M secure coding practices 25m
M code review process 25m
4

Testing & Verification

Build confidence in your code

M unit integration testing 25m
M security testing 25m
5

Deployment & Operations

Ship and maintain production systems

M deployment strategy 25m
M monitoring logging 25m
M incident response 25m
6

Continuous Improvement

Learn from outcomes and iterate

M retrospectives 20m

Completion Criteria

  • Can systematically evaluate architecture options with quantitative criteria
  • Understands when to use complex patterns and when simplicity wins
  • Writes secure, maintainable code following industry best practices
  • Implements effective testing at appropriate levels
  • Deploys safely with monitoring and incident response capabilities
  • Applies continuous improvement through retrospectives

What's Next

After completing this path, you might want to:

  • Deep dive into specific areas of interest or career specialization
  • Apply learnings to a real project and iterate based on outcomes
  • Consider specialist-expanding persona for new domain expertise