Programmer Competency Matrix extended - checklist.md

Lvl 0	Lvl 1	Lvl 2	Lvl 3	Computer Science
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	data structures
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	algorithms
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	systems programming

Lvl 0	Lvl 1	Lvl 2	Lvl 3	Software Engineering
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	source code version control
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	build automation
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	automated testing

Lvl 0	Lvl 1	Lvl 2	Lvl 3	Programming
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	problem decomposition
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	systems decomposition
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	communication
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	code organization within a file
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	code organization across files
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	source tree organization
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	code readability
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	defensive coding
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	error handling
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	IDE
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	API
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	frameworks
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	requirements
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	scripting
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	database

Lvl 0	Lvl 1	Lvl 2	Lvl 3	Experience
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	languages with professional experience
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	platforms with professional experience
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	years of professional experience
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	domain knowledge

Lvl 0	Lvl 1	Lvl 2	Lvl 3	Knowledge
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	tool knowledge
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	languages exposed to
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	codebase knowledge
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	knowledge of upcoming technologies
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	platform internals
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	books
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	blogs

Lvl 0	Lvl 1	Lvl 2	Lvl 3	Other
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	Tools (version control, continuous integration etc.)
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	Pair programming
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	TDD
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	Higher-level software testing
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	Software architecture
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	Documentation
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	Learning
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	Sharing knowledge
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	Critical Analysis
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	Choice of technology
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	Communication
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	Requirements Analysis
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	Teamwork
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	Business sense
[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	Professional ethics