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15 domains. One universe.

From AI engineering to system design, each domain is a structured learning path with topics you can read, see, animate, story, test, and build.

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AI EngineeringIntermediate~45 min

Retrieval-Augmented Generation

The workhorse pattern of production AI. Ground your LLM in your own data.

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Learning isn't linear. Cycle through all five cognitive modes on every topic — from first encounter to shipped code. Complete the loop, earn XP.

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Prompt Engineering
Chain-of-Thought Prompting: Making LLMs Show Their Work

Chain-of-Thought Prompting: Making LLMs Show Their Work

Intermediate

Zero-shot CoT, few-shot CoT, self-consistency, and when reasoning traces hurt as much as they help — the technique that unlocked multi-step reasoning in LLMs.

11 min
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Frontend (React)
Next.js 16 App Router: Layouts, Cache Components, and the New Mental Model

Next.js 16 App Router: Layouts, Cache Components, and the New Mental Model

Intermediate

File conventions (page, layout, loading, error), async params, route groups, parallel and intercepting routes, Cache Components with use cache, and Proxy.

15 min
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Prompt Engineering
ReAct Prompting: Reasoning and Acting in LLM Agents

ReAct Prompting: Reasoning and Acting in LLM Agents

Intermediate

The Thought → Action → Observation loop that lets LLMs use tools, verify intermediate steps, and self-correct — the pattern behind most modern AI agents.

11 min
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Frontend (React)
TanStack Query v5: Server-Cache State Done Right

TanStack Query v5: Server-Cache State Done Right

Intermediate

Query keys, staleTime vs gcTime, useSuspenseQuery, optimistic updates with rollback, and how to compose React Query with Next.js 16 Server Components.

13 min
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Prompt Engineering
Prompt Injection: Attack Vectors and Defence in Production

Prompt Injection: Attack Vectors and Defence in Production

Intermediate

Direct injection, indirect injection via retrieved content, jailbreaks, and the defence-in-depth architecture that keeps LLM applications secure.

13 min
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Frontend (React)
React State Management in 2026: A Decision Tree, Not a Religion

React State Management in 2026: A Decision Tree, Not a Religion

Intermediate

Server data, URL state, local state, and global stores — when to use Zustand vs Jotai vs Context vs Redux, and why most state belongs nowhere near a global store.

12 min
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Developer Sandbox

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Don't just read about it. Explore fully operational sandbox environments and modular tools to understand how the architecture handles real-world complexity.

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Visual Flow Engines

Visual explainers dissecting how technology works under the hood.

VisualizerPlatformDOM
~./explore.sh visual-flow-engines
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Core System

PyAnimate Sandbox

Execution visualizer parsing Python logic in real-time motion.

AST ParserNodeCanvas
~./explore.sh pyanimate-sandbox
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Curriculum Paths

Structured progression graphs for evaluating technical mastery.

GraphEvaluationDAG
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RAG Harness Explorer

Test vector chunking logic, semantic retrieval, and thresholds.

Vector DBRetrievalTelemetry
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Agentic Orchestrator

Run multi-agent simulations to observe memory architectures.

ReActOrchestrationGraphs
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Panchatantra

Algorithm storytelling for engineers.

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