Practice Map¶

Page Maps¶

graph LR
  family["Reproducible Research"]
  program["Deep Dive DVC"]
  section["Reference"]
  page["Practice Map"]
  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 lookup map: this page is part of the review shelf, not a first-read narrative. Read the second diagram as the reference rhythm: arrive with a concrete ambiguity, compare the current work against the boundary on the page, then turn that comparison into a decision.

The course should make it obvious what to inspect, what to run, and what success looks like at each stage.

This page collects that information in one place.

Hundred-exercise route¶

Module	Exercises 1-5	Exercises 6-10	Evidence to retain
01	failure language, hidden state, Git and DVC boundaries, inventory	cold start, evidence ladder, classification, failure report, adoption boundary	workflow inventory and reproduction blockers
02	path, pointer, cache, authority, recovery claims	pointer inspection, checkout, empty-cache pull, missing object, authority diagram	hashes, state transitions, recovery record
03	environment inputs, determinism, ownership, strategy, drift	fingerprint, deliberate drift, strategy comparison, CI gate, cross-context run	environment identities and output comparison
04	stage reading, influence placement, reruns, stale output, refactoring	complete pipeline, omitted edge, lock trace, output ownership, contract review	plans, lock diffs, graph findings
05	metric meaning, parameter classes, schema, diffs, plots	stable schema, control classification, manual comparison, decision rule, review packet	schemas, calculations, decision evidence
06	baseline, scope, table reading, proof limits, promotion	sweep, reproduction, contaminated baseline, promotion review, retention	candidate table and promotion record
07	shared rules, CI, merge blockers, stewardship, recovery	data review, remote check, conflict resolution, ownership, handoff	CI output, ownership map, handoff findings
08	durability, retention, cleanup, migration, incident note	measured objectives, reachability, outage, migration proof, tabletop	recovery timing and incident record
09	promotion, release surface, audit gap, registry, repair	manifest, consumer verification, ownership split, release comparison, gate	deterministic bundle and consumer proof
10	evidence review, migration, rules, intervention, ownership	current-truth audit, safe migration, expiring exception, ownership decision, handoff	stewardship review and migration evidence

Three Reusable Proof Loops¶

State truth loop¶

Use when you want to inspect whether the repository is saying what changed honestly.

dvc status
dvc repro -n

Comparison loop¶

Use when you want to inspect whether params and metrics remain meaningful across runs.

dvc params diff
dvc metrics diff

Recovery loop¶

Use when you want to inspect whether durability claims survive local loss.

make PROGRAM=reproducible-research/deep-dive-dvc capstone-recovery-drill
make PROGRAM=reproducible-research/deep-dive-dvc capstone-recovery-review

Route-choice loop¶

Use when the main question is which proof command or bundle should come first.

make PROGRAM=reproducible-research/deep-dive-dvc capstone-walkthrough
make PROGRAM=reproducible-research/deep-dive-dvc capstone-verify
make PROGRAM=reproducible-research/deep-dive-dvc capstone-confirm

Best Study Habit¶

For each module:

name the state boundary the module is teaching
complete Exercises 1-5 without the answer page
apply Exercises 6-10 and retain their requested evidence
compare your reasoning with the model answers
inspect the capstone only after the smaller concept is legible

That keeps the course centered on comprehension instead of command accumulation.