Learning paths: curated multi-week journeys

Summary

Bundle the existing 600+ pieces of content into curated sequenced journeys. Each path is a JSON config pointing at existing content in a specific order. localStorage tracks per-user progress, no backend required.

Paths to launch with

• DevOps in 30 days — fundamentals to basic deployment
• Kubernetes in 14 days — from pods to production
• SRE fundamentals — SLOs, error budgets, on-call, postmortems
• Platform engineer track — IDPs, Backstage, golden paths
• GitOps crash course — Argo CD, Flux, repo structure

UX

• /paths — index of all paths with difficulty + duration
• /paths/{slug} — path detail with ordered content list, progress bar, "continue" CTA
• Each content page in a path shows "Step X of Y in {Path Name}" breadcrumb at top
• localStorage tracks completed items
• "Completed" badges + shareable social card when you finish a path

Data shape

content/paths/{slug}.json:

{
  "title": "DevOps in 30 Days",
  "description": "...",
  "difficulty": "beginner",
  "estimatedDuration": "30 days",
  "items": [
    { "type": "guide", "slug": "introduction-to-linux" },
    { "type": "exercise", "slug": "cloud-server-setup" },
    { "type": "simulator", "slug": "dns-simulator" }
  ]
}

Why

• Solves the "where do I start?" problem new visitors have
• Massive retention lift (users come back to continue)
• Gamification with path completion badges
• Zero new content needed, just config + UI

Start with the proposed content/paths/{slug}.json data shape and the /paths and /paths/{slug} entry points. Done means the listed learning paths can be browsed in order, progress is retained with localStorage, and completion is visibly reflected through the specified progress, badges, breadcrumb, and sharing experiences.