Lab map¶

The labs follow the lifecycle: set up, shape the idea, plan, build, test, sign off, deploy, then learn to resume and clean up. Each lab is one sitting and ends on a checkpoint you can start the next lab from.

Lab map¶

Lab	Title	Phase	Duration	Level	Checkpoint
0	Prerequisites and setup	Setup	20 min	Beginner	`lab-00-end`
1	From idea to brief	Idea	25 min	Beginner	`lab-01-end`
2	Design and prototype	Plan	35 min	Beginner	`lab-02-end`
3	Requirements and architecture	Plan	35 min	Intermediate	`lab-03-end`
4	Build in slices	Build	60 min	Intermediate	`lab-04-end`
5	QA, critic review and security	Test	45 min	Intermediate	`lab-05-end`
6	Human sign-off and changes requested	Sign-off	30 min	Intermediate	`lab-06-end`
7	Deploy to production	Deploy	30 min	Intermediate	`lab-07-end`
8	Resume, recover and tear down	All	25 min	Intermediate	`lab-08-end`

Total hands-on time: about 5 hours, plus agent run time. Agent runs are bounded: each lab triggers one or two short runs instead of one marathon.

How each lab is built¶

Every lab page has the same sections, so you always know where to look:

An overview table with duration, level, prerequisites and the checkpoint.
Learning objectives.
Steps with an Expected result after each one.
A validation checklist, often with a PowerShell snippet.
Troubleshooting, a cost note and a short knowledge check.

Item	Where
Words you do not know	Glossary
Something broke	Troubleshooting
Who made this	About

Checkpoints¶

A checkpoint is a Git tag in the Pinch reference repository. The tag lab-NN-end is the state at the end of lab NN, and the start of lab NN+1 is the same commit.

Follow along or bring your own idea

On the recorded path, check out the checkpoint tag of the previous lab to start from a known state. On your own path, your repository is your checkpoint: commit at the end of every lab.

All labs are published

Labs 0 to 8 are complete. Every lab has full steps, real screenshots from the recorded Pinch run, and a checkpoint tag in the reference repository.