# thoughtbot/trail-map

Trails to help designers and developers learn various topics.

Repository: https://github.com/thoughtbot/trail-map
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/trail-map
Homepage: https://robots.thoughtbot.com/trail-map
License Family: other
Last push: 2025-02-18T11:57:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 35/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 7, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5253, "days_push": 561, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1216, forks 167 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:01.269061+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of curated learning trails from thoughtbot that guide designers and developers through topics like Ruby on Rails, Vim, and Test-Driven Development. It formalizes mentorship-style curricula into structured paths that accommodate different experience levels and goals.

## Use cases
- learn ruby on rails from scratch
- structured curriculum for learning vim
- how do i learn test-driven development
- self-directed learning path for web development
- onboarding curriculum for junior developers
- mentor-guided study plan for designers and developers

## When to choose
- you want opinionated, mentor-tested learning paths for rails, vim, or TDD
- you are running an apprenticeship or onboarding program and need a curriculum scaffold
- you prefer goal-oriented guides over scattered tutorials

## When to avoid
- you need interactive exercises or hands-on coding environments rather than reading guides
- you want up-to-date coverage of fast-moving frameworks, as some trails may lag current best practices
- you need a software tool or library rather than educational content

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: documentation
- domain: education, tutorials, web-development, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: curriculum, learning-paths, mentorship, ruby-on-rails, vim, test-driven-development, thoughtbot, guides

## Member repositories
- thoughtbot/trail-map (main) score 35

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:01.269061+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:17:12.592200+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/thoughtbot/trail-map (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:01.269061+00:00, sha 875b0e62b180)
  - homepage: https://robots.thoughtbot.com/trail-map (fetched 2026-08-29T12:25:25.288112+00:00, sha 6ef8f454c02f)
  - site_page: https://thoughtbot.com/services (fetched 2026-08-29T12:25:25.297832+00:00, sha 5b152b8c27da)
  - site_page: https://thoughtbot.com/services/team-augmentation (fetched 2026-08-29T12:25:25.299645+00:00, sha 5eaf30b5dd41)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.