Learning Paths¶

Visual representations of the recommended learning progressions for each language guide. These graphs show how tutorials build on each other and connect to platform concepts and recipes.

Overview¶

Each language guide follows a consistent structure from local development to production deployment:

graph TD
    subgraph Foundation
        L[Local Run] --> D[First Deploy]
    end

    subgraph Configuration
        D --> C[Configuration]
        C --> M[Logging & Monitoring]
    end

    subgraph Production
        M --> I[Infrastructure as Code]
        I --> CI[CI/CD]
        CI --> SSL[Custom Domain & SSL]
    end

    subgraph Deep Dive
        R[Runtime Details]
        RC[Recipes]
    end

    C --> R
    SSL --> RC

Python Learning Path¶

Core Progression¶

Recipe Extensions¶

After completing the core path, explore recipes based on your needs:

graph TD
    Core[Core Path Complete] --> Data[Data Storage]
    Core --> Auth[Authentication]
    Core --> Infra[Infrastructure]

    Data --> SQL[Azure SQL]
    Data --> Cosmos[CosmosDB]
    Data --> Redis[Redis Cache]

    Auth --> MI[Managed Identity]
    Auth --> EA[Easy Auth]
    Auth --> KV[Key Vault Reference]

    Infra --> CC[Custom Container]
    Infra --> BYOS[Bring Your Own Storage]
    Infra --> ND[Native Dependencies]
    Infra --> DS[Deployment Slots]

Node.js Learning Path¶

Core Progression¶

Node.js-Specific Recipes¶

• Next.js: Server-side rendering with Next.js on App Service
• Native Dependencies: Handling native npm packages

Java Learning Path¶

Core Progression¶

Java-Specific Recipes¶

• Zero-Downtime Deployment: Blue-green deployments with slots
• Private Endpoints: Secure connectivity to Azure services
• VNet Integration: Outbound networking configuration

.NET Learning Path¶

Core Progression¶

.NET-Specific Features¶

• Native integration with Azure SDK
• Application Insights automatic instrumentation
• Windows and Linux hosting options

Cross-Language Concepts¶

Regardless of language, all paths connect to these platform concepts:

graph TD
    subgraph Language Guides
        PY[Python Path]
        NO[Node.js Path]
        JA[Java Path]
        DN[.NET Path]
    end

    subgraph Platform Concepts
        HW[How App Service Works]
        RL[Request Lifecycle]
        SC[Scaling]
        NW[Networking]
    end

    subgraph Best Practices
        PB[Production Baseline]
        DP[Deployment]
        RE[Reliability]
    end

    PY --> HW
    NO --> HW
    JA --> HW
    DN --> HW

    HW --> RL
    RL --> SC
    RL --> NW

    SC --> PB
    NW --> PB
    PB --> DP
    PB --> RE

Recommended Learning Order¶

For Beginners¶

1. Start Here: Overview
2. Platform: How App Service Works
3. Your Language Guide: Complete steps 1-3 (Local Run → Configuration)
4. Platform: Request Lifecycle
5. Your Language Guide: Complete steps 4-7 (Logging → SSL)

For Experienced Developers¶

1. Platform: Quick scan of How App Service Works
2. Best Practices: Production Baseline
3. Your Language Guide: Skim core path, focus on recipes
4. Troubleshooting: Quick Diagnosis Cards

For Operations/SRE¶

1. Platform: All platform documents
2. Best Practices: All best practices
3. Operations: All operations guides
4. Troubleshooting: Mental Model → Decision Tree → Playbooks

Data Source¶

Learning path data is extracted from language guide frontmatter. To regenerate:

python tools/build_doc_graph.py --learning-paths

See Also¶

• Guide home
• Section index
• Start here

Sources¶

• Microsoft Learn source 1
• Microsoft Learn source 2