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graph LR
  family["Reproducible Research"]
  program["Deep Dive DVC"]
  section["Guides"]
  page["Start Here"]
  capstone["Capstone evidence"]

  family --> program --> section --> page
  page -.applies in.-> capstone
flowchart LR
  orient["Orient on the page map"] --> read["Read the main claim and examples"]
  read --> inspect["Inspect the related code, proof, or capstone surface"]
  inspect --> verify["Run or review the verification path"]
  verify --> apply["Apply the idea back to the module and capstone"]

Read the first diagram as a timing map: this page is for choosing the first honest route, not for replacing the course. Read the second diagram as the loop: choose one route, anchor in Module 00, and leave with one stable next move.

Deep Dive DVC is not a command catalog. It is a course about making state explicit enough that another person can recover, compare, release, and defend results later.

Use this page when

  • DVC still feels new and you want the safest ramp
  • the repository is already confusing and you need the smallest justifiable route
  • you steward reproducibility and need the course without random browsing

Do not use this page to

  • replace the module sequence with support-page browsing
  • enter the capstone before the local concept is legible
  • choose the strongest proof route by default

Best first pass

  1. Read Course Home.
  2. Read Course Guide.
  3. Read Learning Contract.
  4. Read Module 00.
  5. Continue to Module 01.

Stop there before opening more shelves. That is enough to make the reading contract, state contract, and capstone timing visible.

Choose the route that matches your pressure

If you need... Read next Keep nearby
first contact with DVC Module 01, Module 02 Module Checkpoints
repair of an existing repository Pressure Routes, Module 04, Module 08 Boundary Review Prompts
stewardship of a long-lived repository Module 05, Module 09, Module 10 Capstone Review Worksheet

What to keep open

Success signal

You are using the course correctly if you can explain:

  • which layer of state is authoritative
  • why the capstone is not your first lesson
  • which support page answers the next question without opening everything
  • which proof route is proportionate to the claim in front of you