What you should be able to do
Design complete products
Build responsive interfaces
Secure APIs
Instrument product behavior
Every module is now a full lesson.
Next.js
Build server-rendered React products with clear server/client boundaries.
PostgreSQL
Design relational storage with constraints indexes and transactional behavior.
Auth
Implement identity sessions and authorization as separate concerns.
Caching
Build a working mental model of Caching then connect it to implementation evaluation and production trade-offs.
Queues
Build a working mental model of Queues then connect it to implementation evaluation and production trade-offs.
Analytics
Build a working mental model of Analytics then connect it to implementation evaluation and production trade-offs.
Model integration
Build a working mental model of Model integration then connect it to implementation evaluation and production trade-offs.
Projects that prove the skill
CortexLab
Use a baseline first then instrument the result and document failure cases.
design with cortex →Adaptive learning product
Use a baseline first then instrument the result and document failure cases.
design with cortex →Analytics console
Use a baseline first then instrument the result and document failure cases.
design with cortex →How progress is judged
UX
Evidence should come from code, results, explanation quality and the ability to identify when an approach should not be used.
Architecture
Evidence should come from code, results, explanation quality and the ability to identify when an approach should not be used.
Security
Evidence should come from code, results, explanation quality and the ability to identify when an approach should not be used.
Performance
Evidence should come from code, results, explanation quality and the ability to identify when an approach should not be used.
Turn the track into a personal plan.
Cortex can break this path into daily sessions and adjust based on completed lessons, interview results and your saved learning goals.
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