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Software Essentialist

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Master the art of scalable code development with our dynamic course designed for professional JavaScript developers. Unlock your potential without the hassle of sifting through complex books or endless videos.

Course Overview

The Software Essentialist is a revolutionary online course that empowers JavaScript developers to craft scalable and testable code efficiently. By focusing on 12 Essentials, this course provides a clear pathway to mastering critical aspects of software development.

  • Domain-Driven Design
  • Test-Driven Development
  • Object-Oriented Design
  • Functional Programming
  • Design Patterns
  • Design Principles
  • Architectural Styles & Patterns
  • Architectural Principles
  • DevOps & Continuous Delivery
  • and more...

The FA²STR Framework

Leverage the innovative FA²STR framework to tackle any development challenge with a first-principles-based approach. This methodology ensures consistent, repeatable processes that prioritize maintainability over code-first solutions.

Practicals and Projects

Engage in hands-on learning by building features for over 5 projects across various domains, including backend, frontend, desktop, chrome extensions, and custom integrations.

What You'll Achieve

As a graduate of the Software Essentialist program, you'll possess the skills to:

  • Implement the 12 Essentials in backend TypeScript APIs
  • Apply essential principles to frontend React applications
  • Revitalize failing codebases
  • Design custom abstractions tailored to specific requirements
  • and more...

Join us to become a proficient Software Essentialist and transform your development approach!

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About the Author: Khalil Stemmler

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About Khalil Stemmler

Khalil Stemmler teaches advanced TypeScript and Node.js skills. His lessons focus on large-scale applications.

What You Learn

You learn how to write flexible and maintainable software. Khalil shows you how to design clean code that is easy to update and reuse.

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All Course Lessons (95)
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Fast Summary The Software Essentialist Process Demo
11:57
2
Welcome to The Software Essentialist!
08:27
3
The 4 Key Mindsets of a Software Essentialist
07:15
4
The Two Biggest Obstacles To Mastery
09:23
5
2 Powerful Clarity Strategies (Mentorship or Essentialism)
11:52
6
How to Develop Endless Motivation (4 Techniques)
14:16
7
Introduction to The Metaphysics
01:41
8
Why Do Mental Models Matter So Much (Metaphysics & Mental Models)
08:20
9
Systems Thinking The Most Important Mental Model for Developers
06:22
10
The Value Creation System & The Purpose of Software
10:16
11
The 3 Roles & Their Goals Why Software Development Is So Hard
06:59
12
The 4 Pillars Architecture, Design, Testing & Strategy
16:11
13
Introduction to the 12 Essential Principles
03:56
14
Metaphysical Essential Abstraction (Complexity, Abstraction Layers & the Abstraction Prism)
16:14
15
Metaphysical Essential The Feedback Loop (Guesses & The Guess Points)
11:04
16
Physical Essential Vertical Slicing
07:21
17
Physical Essential Horizontal Decoupling
10:04
18
Physical Essential Temporal Decoupling
09:43
19
Physical Essential Composition
09:08
20
Physical Essential SubjectSystem Verification
13:00
21
Theoretical Essential Value Identification
07:46
22
Theoretical Essential Domain Discovery
08:04
23
Theoretical Essential Strategic Design
08:41
24
Physical Essential The Walking Skeleton
06:59
25
Physical Essential Deployment & Delivery
07:20
26
The Ideal Developer Workflow - How to Work Consistently
06:45
27
FAВІSTR - How to Decompose, Architect, Design, Implement & Test Any Problem
08:01
28
FAQ How Should I Learn DDD If I'm a Code-First Developer
09:14
29
FAQ How to Break Down and Understand Large Codebases
04:34
30
FAQ How to Get Better At Design (using the 12 Essentials)
04:37
31
FAQ How to Get Better at Testing (using the 12 Essentials)
07:37
32
FAQ How to Become a Better Architect (using the 12 Essentials)
05:26
33
FAQ How to Learn Frontend Architecture
02:52
34
FAQ Which Books Related to The Main Course Ideas Should I Read
04:38
35
FAQ How to Learn to Structure My Code Bases
01:29
36
FAQ How Much OOP Do I Need to Know
02:06
37
FAQ Learning Clean Architecture and Layered Architectures
01:46
38
How Will I Learn Responsibility Driven Design
01:35
39
FAQ How to Get Better at Back End
03:05
40
How to ship an MVP a quick as possible using the course methodology Which lessons to watch
12:00
41
How & Why to Provide Helpful Feedback on Assignments & Exercises
03:50
42
Demo First Milestone - Building the Backend API
22:11
43
How to Get Started w Testing Assignments
02:03
44
How & When To Commit in Red-Green-Refactor For Readability
05:45
45
Demo FizzBuzz
18:13
46
Discussion FizzBuzz Review #1
04:20
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Discussion FizzBuzz Review #2
14:45
48
Don't Write Comments (Except To Explain 'Why')
01:14
49
Discussion Palindrome Review #1
11:35
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Discussion Palindrome Review #2
10:11
51
2 Techniques to Defeat Overwhelm Arrange-Act-Assert Backwards & Program By Wishful Thinking
11:16
52
How to Use FAВІSTR TDD's Upfront & Emergent Design @ The Stateless Guess Point
15:15
53
SystemSubject Verification 3 Types of Verification (Result, State, Communication)
07:27
54
Demo Password Validator - Part 1 (Upfront Design)
08:46
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Demo Password Validator - Part 2 (Emergent Design)
19:46
56
Discussion Password Validator Review #1
18:11
57
Discussion Password Validator Review #2
13:21
58
Discussion Stats Calculator Review #1
10:34
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Discussion Stats Calculator Review #2
05:45
60
Discussion Military Time Validator Review #1
14:14
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Discussion Military Time Validator Review #2
10:53
62
Discussion Boolean Calculator Review #1
15:21
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Discussion Boolean Calculator Review #2
15:26
64
[New] Value-First Testing Strategies for Integration Testing
13:05
65
An Introduction to the Theoretical Guess Points & Your Theoretical Assignments
26:19
66
Demo FeedBook — Find the Subdomains (from the Design Story, Concrete Examples, Domain Knowledge)
21:09
67
Discussion Bounded Contexts, Cohesion & Category Theory
05:15
68
Demo FeedBook — Consolidating Subdomains Into Bounded Contexts
39:40
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Demo FeedBook — Event Storming (Process Modelling) a Concrete Example
27:05
70
Demo FeedBook — Refining the Process Model with More Clarity (Views & State Changes)
24:59
71
Discussion FeedBook — The Architecture Guess Point
13:14
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Discussion FeedBook — Getting Ready to Move to The Physical
02:02
73
Action Use Hand-Written Spies to Verify Indirect Outputs (Side-Effects)
04:51
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Discussion Understanding State Machines, Invariants, Transitions, Events & The Role of the Stateful Guess Point
10:02
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Discussion Key Mental Model - Thinking Backwards
01:18
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Demo FeedBook — Visualizing State Machines
07:19
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Demo FeedBook — Implementing the PreReaderInvite Domain Object
01:09:17
78
Discussion Encapsulating Initial State (Fixtures) w Builders
08:51
79
Understanding Abstraction & Levels of Realness Interfaces, Abstract Classes & Concretions
23:31
80
[New] Discussion - Differentiating Yourself as a Developer
10:46
81
The Walking Skeleton, Questions Q&A July 27th, 2023
01:11:51
82
Q&A From Code-First to Best-Practice First (July 4th, 2023)
01:12:57
83
Q&A Front-Loading The Value for Early Adopters
02:39
84
Q&A March 14th 2023 FDD (Figma-Driven Design)
01:52:19
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Q&A March 31st Mastery Foundations
01:14:43
86
Q&A April 22nd, 2023 The First Milestone Review & Intro to the Stateful Guess Point
01:22:06
87
May 5th, 2023 The Most Valuable Ideas In This Course, Frontend Architecture & The Ideal Developer Workflow
01:56:24
88
May 25th, 2023 Office Hours Decoupling From Infra, The Theoretical & Stateful Domain Modelling Guess Points
01:57:51
89
June 7th, 2023 Office Hours The Theoretical Guess Points, Aggregates, State Machines
01:10:08
90
August 15th New Q&A Structure + Frontend Architecture 1 of 2
01:04:59
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Aug 22nd, 2023 - Final Course Structure Q&A
01:17:59
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Frontend Architecture 2 - Aug 30th, 2023
01:10:49
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Q&A - November 7th, 2023 - Introducing the 12 Essentials
01:41:06
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Part 1 1-on-1 Category Theory, Frontend Architecture, Metaphysics & RDD
01:32:21
95
Part 2 Reviewing The Upfront Design & Next Steps
41:26
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100. solidbook.io - Previous Manuscript Download.pdfPDF
201. Introduction to The Metaphysics - Core_Mental_Models.pdfPDF
302. Why Do Mental Models Matter So Much (Metaphysics & Mental Models).pdfPDF
403. Systems Thinking The Most Important Mental Model for Developers.pdfPDF
504. The Value Creation System & The Purpose of Software.pdfPDF
605. The 3 Roles & Their Goals Why Software Development Is So Hard.pdfPDF
706. The 4 Pillars Architecture, Design, Testing & Strategy.pdfPDF
807. Introduction to the 12 Essential Principles.pdfPDF
908. Metaphysical Essential Abstraction (Complexity, Abstraction Layers & the Abstraction Prism).pdfPDF
1009. Metaphysical Essential The Feedback Loop (Guesses & The Guess Points).pdfPDF
1110. Physical Essential Vertical Slicing.pdfPDF
1211. Physical Essential Horizontal Decoupling.pdfPDF
1312. Physical Essential Temporal Decoupling.pdfPDF
1413. Physical Essential Composition.pdfPDF
1514. Physical Essential SubjectSystem Verification.pdfPDF
1615. Theoretical Essential Value Identification.pdfPDF
1716. Theoretical Essential Domain Discovery.pdfPDF
1817. Theoretical Essential Strategic Design.pdfPDF
1918. Physical Essential The Walking Skeleton.pdfPDF
2019. Physical Essential Deployment & Delivery.pdfPDF
2120. The Ideal Developer Workflow - How to Work Consistently.pdfPDF
2221. FAВІSTR - How to Decompose, Architect, Design, Implement & Test Any Problem.pdfPDF