My definition of a "Master" is someone that can churn out software that is both; - High performance (in terms of efficiency in using computational resources)

My definition of a "Master" is someone that can churn out software that is both; - High performance (in terms of efficiency in using computational resources) - Reliable i.e does exactly what we want and doesn't crash. This also includes clear documentation. I think to reach there, some of the things one may want do are; a) Learn TLA+ b) Study hardware (processors, memory) c) Study software, protocols like tcp/ip d) Build experiments & ship