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DevOps Skill Check Pack (internals-first, visual, jargon-explained)

Learning order (suggested)

  1. linux.fundamentals.md
  2. bash.skillcheck.md
  3. git.skillcheck.md
  4. networking.fundamentals.md
  5. cloud.basics.md
  6. python.automation.md
  7. ansible.skillcheck.md
  8. terraform.iac.md
  9. docker.skillcheck.md
  10. kubernetes.skillcheck.md
  11. cicd.skillcheck.md
  12. observability.skillcheck.md

How to use

  • Read Mental model and Visual stack first.
  • Then skim Glossary.
  • Each file contains multiple sections with dense Q&A (easy -> hard).
  • If you miss one, jump to the section named in the answer and re-try.

Visual guide legend

  • Boxes are layers. Higher layers depend on lower layers.
  • "Common failure modes" are the stuff that bites you in prod.

Advanced skill checks (after core 12)

  1. datacenter.skillcheck.md
  2. modern-cli-tools.skillcheck.md
  3. helm.skillcheck.md
  4. security.skillcheck.md
  5. service-mesh.skillcheck.md
  6. gitops.skillcheck.md
  7. secrets-management.skillcheck.md
  8. k8s-operators.skillcheck.md
  9. database-ops.skillcheck.md
  10. tls-pki.skillcheck.md
  11. policy-engines.skillcheck.md
  12. finops.skillcheck.md
  13. cloud-providers.skillcheck.md
  14. alerting-rules.skillcheck.md
  15. postmortem-slo.skillcheck.md
  16. containers-deep-dive.skillcheck.md
  17. etcd.skillcheck.md

Additional files

  • devops.roadmap.skillcheck.expanded.md - all topics in one file (roadmap order)
  • kubernetes.under.the.covers.md - deep internals guide with drills