{
  "id": "skill-area:middleware-design",
  "_kind": "SkillArea",
  "_file": "domain/skill-areas/curated-skill-areas.yaml",
  "_cluster": "domain",
  "attributes": {
    "displayName": "Middleware",
    "description": "Designing request/response or event processing middleware - composition\norder, shared concerns, interception, and side-effect boundaries.\n",
    "domains": [
      "specialization:web-development",
      "specialization:software-architecture"
    ],
    "expertiseLevels": [
      "intermediate",
      "expert"
    ]
  },
  "outgoingEdges": [
    {
      "from": "skill-area:middleware-design",
      "to": "specialization:web-development",
      "kind": "applies_to",
      "attributes": {
        "confidence": "primary"
      }
    },
    {
      "from": "skill-area:middleware-design",
      "to": "specialization:software-architecture",
      "kind": "applies_to",
      "attributes": {
        "confidence": "secondary"
      }
    }
  ],
  "incomingEdges": [
    {
      "from": "skill-area:backend-api-design",
      "to": "skill-area:middleware-design",
      "kind": "prerequisite_for_learning",
      "attributes": {
        "strength": "recommended"
      }
    },
    {
      "from": "stack-profile:clojure-ring-service",
      "to": "skill-area:middleware-design",
      "kind": "requires_skill_area"
    },
    {
      "from": "stack-profile:backend-for-frontend",
      "to": "skill-area:middleware-design",
      "kind": "requires_skill_area"
    },
    {
      "from": "stack-profile:strangler-fig-migration",
      "to": "skill-area:middleware-design",
      "kind": "requires_skill_area"
    },
    {
      "from": "stack-profile:spring-boot-stack",
      "to": "skill-area:middleware-design",
      "kind": "requires_skill_area"
    },
    {
      "from": "lib-skill:sdk-platform-development--middleware-chain-designer",
      "to": "skill-area:middleware-design",
      "kind": "lib_requires_skill_area",
      "attributes": {
        "weight": 0.7
      }
    },
    {
      "from": "lib-skill:web-development--express",
      "to": "skill-area:middleware-design",
      "kind": "lib_requires_skill_area",
      "attributes": {
        "weight": 0.7
      }
    },
    {
      "from": "lib-skill:web-development--fastify",
      "to": "skill-area:middleware-design",
      "kind": "lib_requires_skill_area",
      "attributes": {
        "weight": 0.7
      }
    },
    {
      "from": "lib-skill:web-development--nestjs",
      "to": "skill-area:middleware-design",
      "kind": "lib_requires_skill_area",
      "attributes": {
        "weight": 0.7
      }
    }
  ]
}