Zero to Mastering System Architecture

Software Developer's Roadmap to Excellence:
Unlock the Strategies for Success

As developers, we are well aware of how often we have to upskill to stay relevant in the industry and not become dinosaurs. In the 2020 StackOverflow survey, approx. 75% of the respondents stated that they learn a new technology at least every few months or once a year.

This data substantiates how rapidly tech innovation is happening and how things are getting more intense with time with the emergence of new frameworks and technologies every now and then.

How do we cope up with such continual changes in technology? How often do you experience FOMO when you hear your peers discussing a shiny new tech? Do your eyes widen in disbelief when you read on that frequented coding website of yours, "The framework XYZ (you invested a lot of time and effort learning) is now deprecated, and why you should use this new framework instead?".

Is there a technology that I can learn or a domain that I can be in to stay future-proof? Is there a way to thrive despite these rapid developments in tech?

In this course, I share with you the roadmap and techniques that I follow to keep my sanity in this ever-changing world of software development and stay relevant at the same time without killing myself.

I share a perspective that enables me to develop an immunity against the temptation to learn these shiny new libraries, frameworks, programming languages and domains as they pop up.

These never-ending debates and prevailing hogwash on the web, like "Java is dead. SQL is dead. Contributing to open source is the only and the best way to stand out as a programmer. Everyone should have a loaded GitHub profile. What are you even doing if you don't have one?" does not affect my peace of mind.

This course will enlighten you on what companies look for in a dev resume. What makes them pick up that phone and give you a call for the interview.

I also discuss the questions that I get asked the most: "Can a developer switch their domain after n years of experience? If yes, how? My job doesn't involve much development work. It's mostly production support and plumbing APIs at best. What do I do?"

This crisp guide is helpful for experienced software developers as well as those freshly looking to plunge into the software development domain. In this, you'll find actionable advice and critical points that will enable you to make informed career decisions and accelerate your career at MACH speed with peace of mind, ignoring common industry distractions. Furthermore, you'll be a part of a Discord community where you can discuss your career concerns and get your questions answered. You will also be a part of time-to-time discussions on industry trends, career growth strategies, and more.

Whatever I say comes from experience without one bit of fluff advice. I have a strong dislike for that. I've been in the trenches and know what it takes to become the best in your game as a product developer.

Moreover, there is this one mistake every budding developer is making while applying for their jobs and eventually getting the same results, which I am gonna discuss as well. The laser-guided aim of this course is to help you succeed and go from the survival mindset of 'I hope I get a job. The market is way oversaturated already', to being inundated with growth opportunities.

Start your journey today. Fork my approach and crush it in your development career, no matter your current skill level. Thrive, not just survive, making the right moves in your development career.

I'll see you on the other side. Cheers!

Course author

Who am I? ¯_( ❛ ᴗ ❛ )_/¯

Hello there, I am Shivang. I have industry experience of more than ten years designing and developing scalable web systems, right from idea to production. I’ve designed, developed, and maintained code, as well as worked in the production support for systems receiving millions of hits every single day.

I’ve worked on large-scale web services for some of the industry giants in several domains, including E-commerce, Fintech, Telecom and Travel & Hospitality. My last job was at HP as a full-stack developer in their Technical Solutions – R&D team.

As an independent consultant, I’ve helped businesses build scalable services with fitting software design and technology. This included helping them improve their development processes resulting in better code quality, maximum test coverage, minimal bottlenecks, less technical debt and fewer bugs.

Here is my LinkedIn profile if you want to read more about my professional experience or want to say hello! Cheers!!

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Why is this Course Text-based?

My courses are intentionally text-based. The text format of the course enables you to learn faster than the videos. Learning through reading is way faster than sitting through hours of videos. It is easy to take notes—no pausing the videos to take notes or screenshots of diagrams. You can always go back to specific topics immediately when you need them.

Also, my courses are frequently updated. New information is continually added. It is easy for me to update the text-based content as opposed to re-recording a video every time a tiny update needs to be made. Imagine that. It would be killing.

How Long Do I Have Access to the Course Content?

You will have lifetime access to the course content, allowing you to revisit it anytime you need, at your own pace.

Zero to Mastering System Architecture Learning Path

Check out the Zero to Mastering System Architecture learning path that educates you step by step on web architecture, cloud computing, the infrastructure supporting scalable web services and distributed system design, starting right from zero. This learning path helps you go from zero to confidently contributing to system design discussions at your workplace, making informed decisions having a firm grasp on the fundamentals, regardless of your current role and experience level. Master system architecture and be an invaluable asset to your team.

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