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Languages & Runtimes Language ecosystems, compilers, runtimes, package managers, performance, and best practices. 11 subtopics Editors, IDEs & Developer Experience Code editors, IDEs, terminals, formatting, linting, and the tooling that makes developers fast. 6 subtopics Frontend Web Frameworks, SSR/SSG, CSS, design systems, accessibility, and performance budgets. 7 subtopics Backend & APIs HTTP services, microservices, RPC, auth, caching, and resilient API design. 9 subtopics Data, Databases & Streaming Relational & NoSQL databases, search, caches, streams, ETL/ELT, and analytics stacks. 7 subtopics DevOps, CI/CD & Platform Engineering Pipelines, containers, Kubernetes, IaC/GitOps, observability, and team “golden paths.” 5 subtopics Testing & Quality Unit, integration, E2E, contract tests, test data, coverage, and performance/chaos testing. 4 subtopics Security & Privacy Engineering AppSec, threat modeling, SBOMs, secrets, SAST/DAST, authN/Z, and privacy by design. 4 subtopics Architecture & Patterns System design, microservices vs monoliths, event-driven architectures, DDD, and resilient patterns. 4 subtopics AI/ML Engineering & LLMOps Training/inference, vector search, RAG, evaluation, safety, and production ML/LLM stacks. 5 subtopics Collaboration & Project Management Agile/Scrum/Kanban, roadmaps, docs/RFCs, code review, and developer experience. 3 subtopics Open Source & Licensing FOSS governance, licenses, CLAs, security posture, and sustainable maintainership. Careers, Learning & Events Interviews, portfolios, courses, conferences, and mentorship pathways.

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