[notacoward]

Thank you. I'm sure a lot of people will say you don't really know some of that stuff, and they're kind of right, but it's always helpful to have a buffer of stuff you "kind of know" around the stuff you really know. That way you don't get lost as soon as you hit the boundary. You know which way to turn, how to recognize what's still relevant (to your original problem) vs. what's not, what phrases to search for if you need to find out where the real experts hang out. If you've been in the space before, even briefly and superficially a long time ago, it can really help. Without that you can't even know what "full stack" really means.

[IgorPartola]

And personally I don't. That list of stuff to try, is more of a bucket list, though I have touched some of it and found it thoroughly enjoyable. Currently working on a malloc() implementation.

[ethbro]

Or to trot out the concise summary, a buffer of "kind of know" helps you know what you don't know. Which can be pretty darn useful.