learning-paths.html

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title: Learning Paths
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description: Four routes through the MariaDB AI Plugins tutorials, each aimed at one thing you might be trying to do.
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    <h1 class="hero__title">Learning Paths</h1>
    <p class="hero__sub">
      Four routes through the tutorials. Pick the one that matches what you are
      trying to do rather than how experienced you are — the levels describe the
      material, not you.
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    {%- for p in site.data.paths -%}
      {% include path-card.html p=p %}
    {%- endfor -%}
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    <div class="section-head">
      <h2 class="section-title">Not sure which one?</h2>
      <p class="section-sub">Three questions that usually settle it.</p>
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        <h3>"I just installed this and want to see it work."</h3>
        <p>
          Take <strong>First Steps</strong>. Three short tutorials, one throwaway
          server, and by the end you will know which half of the plugin does what.
        </p>
        <a class="btn btn--secondary" href="#first-steps">Go to First Steps</a>
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        <h3>"My schema has to survive being deployed twice."</h3>
        <p>
          Take <strong>The Schema Lifecycle</strong>. It is the difference between
          a create script and something you can ship version 2 of to servers still
          running version 1.
        </p>
        <a class="btn btn--secondary" href="#schema-lifecycle">Go to Schema Lifecycle</a>
      </div>
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        <span class="card-icon card-icon--blue">
          <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true">
            <path d="M3.75 3v11.25A2.25 2.25 0 0 0 6 16.5h2.25M3.75 3h-1.5m1.5 0h16.5m0 0h1.5m-1.5 0v11.25A2.25 2.25 0 0 1 18 16.5h-2.25m-7.5 0h7.5m-7.5 0-1 3m8.5-3 1 3m0 0 .5 1.5m-.5-1.5h-9.5m0 0-.5 1.5M9 11.25v1.5M12 9v4.5m3-6.75v6.75"/>
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        </span>
        <h3>"Something is already broken and I need to know why."</h3>
        <p>
          Take <strong>Operate and Optimize</strong>. Reading an unfamiliar schema,
          rehearsing changes on a throwaway server, and getting a real answer out of
          <code>EXPLAIN</code> rather than a guess about indexes.
        </p>
        <a class="btn btn--secondary" href="#operate">Go to Operate and Optimize</a>
      </div>
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        <span class="card-icon card-icon--brown">
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        </span>
        <h3>"I need an API, or I need to get off MySQL."</h3>
        <p>
          Take <strong>Build an API, or Move off MySQL</strong>. The two largest
          things the plugins automate end to end, and the two with the most
          MariaDB-specific detail to get wrong.
        </p>
        <a class="btn btn--secondary" href="#build-and-move">Go to Build and Move</a>
      </div>
    </div>
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