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Pillar VI · TC

Technical Foundations

Re-checked every 90 days13 lessons · 13 live
L1TC-01L1What a Computer Actually Does: CPU, RAM, Disk, OS A labelled model of what happens when you open an app — the job the CPU, RAM, disk and OS each do
L1TC-02L1How the Internet Works: DNS, HTTP, Servers, Browsers A traced request: every step between typing a URL and the page appearing, written in your own words
L1TC-03L1The Terminal: Your First 20 Commands and Why It Still Matters Real work done in a shell: files organised, renamed in bulk, and searched — all from the command line
L1TC-04L1Python From Zero: The First 10 Concepts Your first program: a working script that takes input, makes a decision, and does something useful
L2TC-05L2Your First Real Script: Automate Something You Do by Hand A working script that automates one real, repetitive task you actually do — run successfully on your own files
L2TC-06L2Git and GitHub: Version Control and Why Undo Is Non-Negotiable A published GitHub repository with a real commit history and a README, that you built from the command line
L2TC-07L2What an API Is and How to Call One A working script that fetches live data from a real public API and does something with it
L2TC-08L2Databases and SQL: Your First 8 Queries Eight working SQL queries run against a real table, answering real questions about the data
L1TC-09L1Your First Page With HTML and CSS A styled web page you built by hand — real HTML and CSS in one file, opened in a browser
L2TC-10L2Ship Your Own Site: Domain, Hosting, Deploy One real website live on the internet at a URL you can send to anyone
L1TC-11L1Security Basics: Password Manager, 2FA, and the Anatomy of Phishing A secured account set: a password manager in use, 2FA on your key accounts, and passkeys where offered
L3TC-12L3The Limits of AI-Written Code: How Far You Can Trust It One piece of AI-written code audited — at least two real problems found and fixed, and written up
L3TC-13L3Building a Project End to End: Idea to Live One idea taken from concept to a shipped first version — scope cut to an MVP, built, and put in front of one real user