Advanced EVM Concepts & Internals
This sub-cluster captures the transition point from mid-level to senior engineering.
Senior engineers are not expected to write opcodes, but they are expected to understand:
how Solidity abstractions map to the EVM
where storage layout decisions become dangerous
why gas behaves non-linearly
when low-level reasoning is necessary
These topics surface frequently in audits, debugging sessions, and senior interviews.
EVM interview foundations
A recurring anchor discussion that highlights what interviewers typically probe when assessing EVM understanding.
https://artofblockchain.club/discussion/can-anyone-suggest-interview-questions-about-evm
Storage layout & upgradeability pitfalls
Upgradeable contracts introduce subtle risks that are often misunderstood. This discussion focuses on initializer guards, storage collisions, and mental models.
Gas, slot packing, calldata vs memory
This thread captures how low-level EVM concepts are tested in interviews and why surface-level answers fall short.