Programmer Proficiency Matrix // Part 3: Domain Skills

>> NODE: ctrlaltcorp.dev

>> AUTHOR: HOTCHIP

>> TIME: [20251121-0900]

This is the final transmission from the AssetCorp Global© proficiency matrix. We've covered the code and the culture. Now, the part that keeps the lights on: domain knowledge. Remember, business logic is still logic.

Domain Specific Skills: Because Business Still Pays the Bills

Financial Systems Knowledge

• Level 1: Knows a GL from a glorified spreadsheet.
• Level 2: Understands how sub-ledgers feed the GL and can debug discrepancies.
• Level 3: Designs financial data models and integrations that auditors praise for their clarity.

HR/Payroll Processes

• Level 1: Understands why payroll errors make enemies.
• Level 2: Can trace payroll calculations and benefit deductions through the system.
• Level 3: Architects HR data flows and automates compliance reporting for ACA, EEO, etc.

Vendor Management

• Level 1: Prevents duplicate vendors from breeding like data rabbits.
• Level 2: Builds logic to enforce vendor validation and payment terms.
• Level 3: Integrates vendor portals and automates the procure-to-pay lifecycle.

Data Governance/Compliance

• Level 1: Writes code that won’t summon auditors.
• Level 2: Implements data retention policies and access controls.
• Level 3: Designs and enforces a data governance framework, becoming the person auditors call first.

ERP Systems / BusinessPlus

• Level 1: Navigates BusinessPlus without crashing it. A rare and valuable gift.
• Level 2: Knows which modules are safe to customize and which will bring the whole system down.
• Level 3: Can extend the ERP with custom modules and APIs that are more stable than the core product.

The matrix concludes with this summary:

A good programmer learns the tools.
A great programmer learns the patterns behind them.
A legendary programmer documents their work before mysteriously vanishing into the neon night.

The full matrix is now public. Use it wisely. Or don't. The Corp® will find a new way to measure you anyway.

 >> END OF TRANSMISSION (FINAL) 

- HotChip