The study room / SDE learning map
Stop collecting tabs.
Start becoming an engineer.
A practical path from your first lines of code to stronger problem-solving, shipped projects, system design, and the next career move.
- 01Foundations
- 02Problem solving
- 03Build things
- 04Design systems
- 05Grow your career
Learn it. Use it. Explain it.
Useful on day one, even if day one is not today.
Start with the part that matches your season. The full roadmap gives you the view; the DSA path gives you a focused first loop.
Know what to learn next.
Move through foundations, problem solving, projects, design, and career growth with milestones that make progress visible.
Explore the roadmap ->02 / a focused trackGet better at the problems.
Follow a deliberate 12-week rhythm built around patterns, review, timed practice, and the questions behind the code.
Open the DSA plan ->Not just more knowledge. More things you can do.
Every part of the path ends with something practical: a program you can explain, a problem-solving habit you can repeat, or proof that you can build and grow software in the real world.
Confident foundations
Write, run, debug, and explain your own programs instead of relying on copied snippets.
Language / Git / SQL / webRepeatable problem solving
Recognize useful patterns, choose the right data structure, and communicate your thinking under time pressure.
Patterns / complexity / reviewShipped projects
Turn an idea into a usable, tested project with a data model, documentation, and a story worth sharing.
APIs / testing / deploymentDesign judgment
Model responsibilities and make thoughtful trade-offs around scale, storage, reliability, and change.
LLD / HLD / reliabilityA stronger career story
Show what you own, what you learned, and how you make decisions in interviews and on an engineering team.
Portfolio / interviews / growth