This file is the accurate, current record of every visual asset in the Resources library: what exists, what it shows, and where it’s used. Nothing below is aspirational — if an asset is listed as built, it’s in this folder.
| # | File | Embedded In | Shows |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01_books.svg |
books.md | The 13 categories as a reading-order ladder, not an alphabetical shelf |
| 02 | 02_blogs.svg |
blogs.md | The two authority tiers — vendor blogs vs. real-scale engineering postmortems |
| 03 | 03_documentation.svg |
documentation.md | One hub, four platform families (relational, cloud warehouse, analytical/embedded, tooling) |
| 04 | 04_youtube.svg |
youtube.md | A six-stage playlist from fundamentals to interview prep |
| 05 | 05_interview_resources.svg |
interview-resources.md | The four-stage funnel: syntax → pattern recognition → communication → business framing |
| 06 | 06_newsletters.svg |
newsletters.md | Daily-pulse vs. weekly-digest cadence across the five listed newsletters |
| 07 | 07_courses.svg |
courses.md | Five courses staircased by depth, annotated free vs. paid |
| 08 | 08_datasets.svg |
datasets.md | Five public dataset sources radiating from a “≥ 3 related tables” filter |
| 09 | 09_playgrounds.svg |
playgrounds.md | The zero-setup, sub-30-second path from idea to running query |
| 10 | 10_certifications.svg |
certifications.md | Five certifications ranked by cost-to-credibility, with the “signal, not substitute” caveat |
| 11 | 11_communities.svg |
communities.md | Four community platforms radiating from “a question search can’t answer” |
| 12 | 12_awesome_tools.svg |
awesome-tools.md | Tools grouped by category — client, IDE, ERD tool, formatter |
| — | banner.svg |
README.md | Library hero banner — bookshelf motif on the handbook’s dark navy/teal palette |
Each topic diagram is embedded directly beneath the intro paragraph of
its corresponding file, before the first --- divider, so it reads as
context-setting rather than decoration.
All 12 topic diagrams share the same house style used across this
handbook’s other modules: paper-white background with a faint grid
(#FAFAF7 / #E8E4D9), ink-navy linework (#1A1F2B), teal for the
primary/recommended path (#147D7A), amber for the caution/paid/
secondary path (#B45309), monospace labels (IBM Plex Mono),
sans-serif titles (IBM Plex Sans), and the corner-tick “blueprint”
frame used on every diagram canvas in this repository.
banner.svg uses the inverted dark variant of the same palette
(#0B1420 background, #2DD4C7 accent) to read correctly as a
banner image rather than an in-page diagram — consistent with every
other module’s hero banner in this handbook.
No per-entry thumbnails (e.g., a mini-icon per book or blog) were
built. With ~13 files and well over a hundred individual resource
cards across them, per-entry imagery would multiply asset count far
beyond what a resource index needs — the 12 diagrams above each
summarize the shape and philosophy of their file, which is the level
this library actually reasons at (see README.md → How Resources
Were Selected). If a specific file later needs a deeper visual (e.g.
a full 13-book reading map), that’s an additive PR, not a gap in this
pass.