Adjacent Domains

Worth knowing exists. Go deep only if the work demands it.

5 clustersLayers 1–3

Clusters

• Desktop apps

  Web frontend skills transfer almost entirely. What is new is process separation, native APIs and code signing.

  Layer 3none started

• Game development

  The game loop, entity-component design and frame budgeting transfer across all three. Engine APIs, editors and asset pipelines transfer to nothing.

  Layer 2none started

• Embedded & IoT

  Constrained-resource reasoning, interrupts and real-time scheduling are Layer 1 and feed straight back into systems programming.

  Layer 1none started

• Blockchain / Web3

  The adversarial-execution mindset transfers to security work. Little else transfers outward.

  Layer 3none started

• Automation & low-code

  Trigger/action composition transfers between members. Useful mainly as a build-vs-buy reference point.

  Layer 3none started