Part 7 Complete Structure: Foundation → Enterprise → Planetary #556
Description
Part 7: AI Cloud Native Development
Vision: Production-ready engineering education for YC-startup to Fortune-100 scale.
Milestone: After Ch60, students can deploy & manage production Digital FTEs.
Tier 1: Foundation ✅ COMPLETE
| Ch | Title | Lessons | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Docker for AI Services | 10 | ✅ Done |
| 50 | Kubernetes for AI Services | 46 | ✅ Done |
| 51 | Helm Charts | 14 | ✅ Done |
| 52 | Event-Driven Kafka | 24 | ✅ Done |
| 53 | Dapr Core | 12 | ✅ Done |
| 54 | CI/CD GitOps ArgoCD | 20 | ✅ Done |
| 57 | Dapr Actors & Workflows | 21 | ✅ Done |
Outcome: Build & deploy locally on Docker Desktop
Tier 2: Enterprise Production (3 chapters to complete Part 7)
| Ch | Title | Lessons | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | Observability & Cost Engineering | 11 | ✅ Done |
| 56 | Traffic Engineering: Gateway API, Envoy & Autoscaling | 13 | ✅ Done |
| 58 | Production Security & Compliance | ~10 | 🔜 Next |
| 59 | Cost & Disaster Recovery | ~10 | ⏳ Planned |
| 60 | Real Cloud Deployment | ~10 | ⏳ Planned |
Outcome: Deploy & manage production Digital FTEs
Tier 3: Planetary Scale (Optional - Fortune 500)
| Ch | Title | Lessons | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Multi-Cluster Federation | ~8 | ⏳ Bonus |
| 62 | Global Traffic Management | ~8 | ⏳ Bonus |
| 63 | Geo-Replication & Data Locality | ~8 | ⏳ Bonus |
| 64 | Advanced Planetary Operations | ~8 | ⏳ Bonus |
| 65 | Planetary Capstone | ~8 | ⏳ Bonus |
Outcome: Operate at global scale (most won't need for years)
Progress
- Done: 9 chapters, 171 lessons
- Remaining for "complete": 3 chapters (~30 lessons)
- Bonus planetary: 5 chapters (~40 lessons)
Skills Portfolio
| Skill | Chapter | Status |
|---|---|---|
docker-deployment |
Ch49 | ✅ |
kubernetes-deployer |
Ch50 | ✅ |
helm-chart-architect |
Ch51 | ✅ |
kafka-event-streaming |
Ch52 | ✅ |
dapr-deployment |
Ch53, 57 | ✅ |
gitops-automation |
Ch54 | ✅ |
observability-cost-engineer |
Ch55 | ✅ |
traffic-engineer |
Ch56 | ✅ |
cloud-security |
Ch58 | 🔜 Next |
operational-excellence |
Ch59 | ⏳ |
multi-cloud-deployer |
Ch60 | ⏳ |
Master Plan: specs/part-7-complete-structure.md