02 · Skills59 tools

Grouped by the layerof the systemeach one touches.

How the work actually splits. Languages and frameworks, the model and retrieval layer, the services around it, the data underneath, and the infrastructure that carries it to production.

Five layers59 tools
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Layer01

Languages and frameworks

Typed end to end where the language allows it. TypeScript on the web, Python where the models are.

  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • SQL
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Node.js
  • FastAPI
  • Express
  • NestJS
  • Tailwind CSS
  • shadcn/ui
  • GSAP
  • Framer Motion
  • React Three Fiber
Layer02

Models and retrieval

Retrieval pipelines, agent workflows and the prompt plumbing between a model and the data it should answer from.

  • LLMs
  • RAG
  • LangChain
  • Agent workflows
  • Prompt engineering
  • Vector embeddings
  • Vector databases
  • Semantic search
  • OpenAI API
  • Inference pipelines
  • n8n
Layer03

Services and APIs

Boundaries that hold when one part of the product grows faster than the rest.

  • REST API design
  • GraphQL
  • WebSockets
  • JWT
  • OAuth 2.0
  • Better Auth
  • RBAC
  • Microservices
  • Stripe
  • Shopify
  • ShipHero
Layer04

Data and storage

Relational schemas designed once and queried millions of times, with the indexes to match.

  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • MySQL
  • Supabase
  • NeonDB
  • Prisma
  • Redis
  • Schema design
  • Query optimization
  • Indexing
Layer05

Infrastructure and delivery

Releases that repeat without a person watching, and pages measured in the field.

  • AWS EC2
  • AWS S3
  • Vercel
  • Docker
  • GitHub Actions
  • CI/CD
  • Git
  • SSR and SSG
  • Core Web Vitals
  • SEO
  • i18n
  • Fumadocs and MDX
Every tool59 tools

Sort by layer,or by how often.

01 Languages and frameworks
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • SQL
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Node.js
  • FastAPI
  • Express
  • NestJS
  • Tailwind CSS
  • shadcn/ui
  • GSAP
  • Framer Motion
  • React Three Fiber
02 Models and retrieval
  • LLMs
  • RAG
  • LangChain
  • Agent workflows
  • Prompt engineering
  • Vector embeddings
  • Vector databases
  • Semantic search
  • OpenAI API
  • Inference pipelines
  • n8n
03 Services and APIs
  • REST API design
  • GraphQL
  • WebSockets
  • JWT
  • OAuth 2.0
  • Better Auth
  • RBAC
  • Microservices
  • Stripe
  • Shopify
  • ShipHero
04 Data and storage
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • MySQL
  • Supabase
  • NeonDB
  • Prisma
  • Redis
  • Schema design
  • Query optimization
  • Indexing
05 Infrastructure and delivery
  • AWS EC2
  • AWS S3
  • Vercel
  • Docker
  • GitHub Actions
  • CI/CD
  • Git
  • SSR and SSG
  • Core Web Vitals
  • SEO
  • i18n
  • Fumadocs and MDX