Start Here

Use this folder as a learning operating system, not just a reading list.

First Day Setup

1. Read ROADMAP.md to understand the full path.
2. Open PROGRESS.md and mark your current baseline honestly.
3. Open MONTHLY-PLAN.md and start Month 1, Week 1.
4. Copy templates/study-session.md for your first study session.
5. Pick one project output for the current module.
6. End the day by writing one concrete next action.

Daily Workflow

Review -> Learn -> Build -> Break -> Debug -> Document -> Update Tracker

Weekly Workflow

1. Choose one module focus.
2. Choose one project artifact.
3. Complete at least one exercise file task.
4. Answer at least five assessment questions.
5. Update PROGRESS.md.
6. Write a weekly review using templates/weekly-review.md.

Rules

• Do not study without producing an artifact.
• Do not move to the next module until the current module has a working output.
• Do not trust an AI system without evaluation.
• Do not call a project complete without documentation.
• Do not add complexity before proving a minimal version works.

Recommended Order

1. ROADMAP.md
2. MONTHLY-PLAN.md
3. Current module README.md
4. Current module exercises.md
5. Current module assessment.md
6. Related project folder
7. Relevant checklists
8. PROGRESS.md

If You Feel Stuck

• Reduce the task size.
• Build a toy example.
• Write what you do not understand.
• Use prompts/explain-this.md to ask for a simpler explanation.
• Use prompts/debugging.md to diagnose errors systematically.
• Continue only after creating a concrete artifact.