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A golden path is also commonly called the ___ road.
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The 'paved road' is the supported, well-tooled way to build and ship, making the easy path also the recommended one.
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Golden paths work because they provide sensible ___ so teams don't decide everything from scratch.
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Opinionated defaults (chosen frameworks, pipelines, configs) remove repetitive decisions and reduce cognitive load.
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Allowing teams with special needs to deviate from the golden path is called providing an ___.
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An escape hatch lets advanced teams step off the paved road when justified, so the standard doesn't become a straitjacket.
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A golden path doc should reduce a developer's ___ when starting a new service.
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By documenting one clear way to do things, golden paths lower the mental effort and onboarding time for new work.
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Good golden path docs are ___ so developers can follow them step by step.
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Concrete, runnable steps (commands, templates) let teams adopt the paved road quickly instead of interpreting vague guidance.