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Engineering paths through fintech, CRM, dashboards, and AI

Structured curriculum across the studio's writing — 27 steps across 4 engineering paths. Pick the path that matches what you are building.

Path · 10 steps

Engineering a fintech platform

From the foundational ledger primitives through production-grade payment platforms and AML screening, with a side-by-side processor decision at the end.

  1. Glossary

    Double-entry ledger

  2. Glossary

    Append-only ledger

  3. Glossary

    Idempotency key

  4. Field guide

    Designing fintech ledgers for scale and audit confidence

  5. Glossary

    Payment platform

  6. Glossary

    KYC onboarding

  7. Glossary

    KYB onboarding

  8. Glossary

    AML screening

  9. Comparison

    Stripe vs Adyen for Platforms

  10. Comparison

    Marqeta vs Stripe Issuing

Path · 8 steps

Engineering an operator dashboard

From the dashboard primitives through the performance patterns that make them feel fast, then the warehouse choice that drives most architectural decisions.

  1. Glossary

    Operator dashboard

  2. Glossary

    Admin panel

  3. Glossary

    Embedded analytics

  4. Field guide

    Why dashboards feel slow, and the seven fixes that help

  5. Glossary

    Internal tool

  6. Field guide

    Treating internal tools like products

  7. Comparison

    ClickHouse vs Snowflake for dashboards

  8. Comparison

    Materialize vs ClickHouse for real-time dashboards

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