Generalist Leveling Up
Systematic mid-depth coverage to fill gaps across the full stack
What You'll Accomplish
- 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
Discovery & Planning Fundamentals
Master the foundation of building the right thing
Job To Be Done
Learn systematic problem validation before building solutions
Requirements Gathering
Capture what users actually need, not what they ask for
Threat Modeling
Identify security risks early when they're cheap to fix
Architecture Decision-Making
Learn to make and justify architecture choices
Architecture Design
Understand fundamental architecture patterns and trade-offs
Frontend Architecture
Learn how to structure client-side applications for maintainability
Performance Scalability Design
Design for appropriate scale, avoiding both under and over-engineering
Development Excellence
Write maintainable, secure code
Code Quality
Apply SOLID principles and manage technical debt systematically
Secure Coding Practices
Prevent OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities in your code
Code Review Process
Establish systematic review practices for team quality
Testing & Verification
Build confidence in your code
Deployment & Operations
Ship and maintain production systems
Deployment Strategy
Deploy safely with rollback capabilities and progressive rollouts
Monitoring Logging
Understand system health and debug production issues
Incident Response
Handle outages and security incidents effectively
Continuous Improvement
Learn from outcomes and iterate
After Completing This Path
- � 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