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Scripting Roadmap

The document outlines a comprehensive scripting roadmap for software engineers, divided into four phases: Foundations, Intermediate Scripting, Practical Expert Automation, and Professional-Level Automation. Each phase includes goals, core topics, and mini project ideas to progressively build scripting skills using languages like Python, Bash, and PowerShell. Additionally, it provides recommended learning resources for each scripting language to support the learning journey.

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Scripting Roadmap

The document outlines a comprehensive scripting roadmap for software engineers, divided into four phases: Foundations, Intermediate Scripting, Practical Expert Automation, and Professional-Level Automation. Each phase includes goals, core topics, and mini project ideas to progressively build scripting skills using languages like Python, Bash, and PowerShell. Additionally, it provides recommended learning resources for each scripting language to support the learning journey.

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Scripting Roadmap: Beginner to Expert (for Software Engineers)

Phase 1: Foundations (Beginner)

Goal: Understand scripting basics, syntax, variables, conditionals, and loops.

1. Choose a Primary Scripting Language

• Recommended: Python or Bash (or PowerShell if you're mostly on Windows).

• Start with Python for cross-platform automation.

2. Core Topics

• Syntax, indentation, comments

• Variables, data types (int, str, list, dict)

• Conditionals (if, elif, else)

• Loops (for, while)

• Functions and modules

• File I/O operations (read/write files)

3. Mini Projects

• Script to rename files in bulk

• Backup a folder to another location

• Simple log analyzer (read .log files)

Phase 2: Intermediate Scripting (Automation Basics)

Goal: Automate workflows and system-level tasks.

1. Advanced Python/Bash Topics

• Error handling (try, except)

• Working with system environment (os, sys modules)

• Working with dates and times (datetime)

• JSON and CSV file parsing

• CLI tools using argparse (Python) or command-line flags (Bash)

2. System Automation

• Automate software builds


• Schedule tasks with cron (Linux) or Task Scheduler (Windows)

• Monitor a directory and auto-process new files

3. Mini Projects

• Auto-download and organize files

• Batch image converter using a library (e.g., Pillow in Python)

• Script to compress and archive logs daily

Phase 3: Practical Expert Automation

Goal: Build powerful, modular, and reusable automation scripts.

1. Advanced Scripting Tools

• Python: subprocess, threading, multiprocessing, shutil, pathlib

• PowerShell: cmdlets, piping, and working with Windows Registry

• Bash: trap, sed, awk, xargs, curl, grep, functions, pipelines

2. Automation with External Services

• Interact with REST APIs (using requests in Python or curl in Bash)

• Parse XML, JSON, YAML

• Use libraries like pyautogui for GUI automation

3. Create CLI Tools

• Develop a command-line app (like git, ffmpeg)

• Package it using setuptools or pipx

4. Automation for Development

• Auto-generate boilerplate code

• Monitor logs and alert on errors

• Automate code formatting and linting

5. Mini Projects

• GitHub repo automation (clone, push, PR creation)

• System health check dashboard generator

• Dependency checker for projects


Phase 4: Professional-Level Automation (Optional, but Powerful)

Goal: Bring DevOps and real-world infrastructure automation into your scripting
skillset.

Topics

• Use of Makefiles or CMake in builds

• Automation with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins)

• Container automation (Docker with scripts)

• Automate virtual environments and dependency setup

Project Ideas

• Automate codebase setup for new developers

• End-to-end CI/CD pipeline scripting

• Infrastructure bootstrap with Bash or PowerShell

Learning Resources

For Python Scripting:

• Python Official Docs

• Automate the Boring Stuff with Python (book & site)

• Real Python (tutorials)

For Bash:

• The Linux Command Line

• Bash Scripting Cheatsheet (explains awk, sed, etc.)

For PowerShell (if Windows-heavy):

• Microsoft Docs: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/

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