These paths teach engineers to ship cost-efficient and context-efficient LLM features. Each level lists objectives, reading order, and one hands-on exercise.
| Level | Audience | Folder |
|---|---|---|
| 1 — Beginner | Anyone shipping first LLM features | level-1-beginner/ |
| 2 — Intermediate | Owners of prompts, agents, or IDE workflows | level-2-intermediate/ |
| 3 — Expert | Platform, infra, or staff engineers | level-3-expert/ |
- Guidelines — non-negotiable rules.
- Quick cheat sheet — print and pin.
- Skill packs — install for Claude Code / Windsurf teams.
- Week 1: Level 1 (2–3 hours total).
- Week 2–3: Level 2 with a pilot service (instrument one API route).
- Week 4+: Level 3 elective for platform team; adopt one OSS helper (graph, RTK, or token-optimizer) per org policy.