Week 3 - Evals, Observability, and Production Operations
Pre-reading: Learning and Revision Plan - Daily System · Foundations Overview
This week translates broad interview topics into daily execution. Each day has a focused objective, concrete learning scope, theory drills, and hands-on labs so progress is measurable.
graph LR
A["Week 3 Focus"] --> B["Learn Core Concepts"]
B --> C["Theory to Practice"]
C --> D["Hands-on Labs"]
D --> E["Interview Recall"]
style A fill:#1976d2,color:#fff
style D fill:#ff9800,color:#fff
style E fill:#2e7d32,color:#fff
Daily Plan
| Day | Topic | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Day 15 | Evaluation strategy and datasets | Open |
| Day 16 | Automated eval pipelines | Open |
| Day 17 | Observability and tracing | Open |
| Day 18 | Production safety and policy controls | Open |
| Day 19 | Deployment, scaling, and SLOs | Open |
| Day 20 | Postmortems and continuous improvement | Open |
| Day 21 | Week 3 consolidation and production readiness review | Open |
Execution Materials
| Use this material | Why |
|---|---|
| 03 Evals, Observability, and Production | Covers eval design, release gates, tracing, and readiness reviews. |
| Week 3 Eval and Ops Lab | Provides the practical exercises for gating, tracing, and production review. |
Week Success Criteria
| Area | Target |
|---|---|
| Daily sessions completed | 7/7 |
| Lab artifacts produced | >= 10 |
| Interview answers rehearsed | >= 14 |
| Weak areas identified | >= 3 with fixes |