ROADMAP TIER · 6 paths · ~288h total

Foundations (classical)

Classical engineering paths. Solid, but optional in the AI era.

Web Foundations

From HTML/CSS to a deployed Next.js app. The shortest serious path to shipping the web.

Node.js, Postgres, REST + auth, deployed. The path from "I can write JS" to shipping APIs.

Ship a real AI app. From your first prompt to a tool-using agent with a budget cap.

From your first webhook to a self-hosted n8n that runs your business automations.

Python → Pandas → matplotlib → first ML model. The path most data jobs actually use.

Linux → Docker → CI/CD → Kubernetes intro. The platform-engineer foundation.