This guide provides the exact structure to create GitHub issues for Module 6 lessons (Lessons 35-41), matching the format used in Module 1.
Note: Issue #14 "Module 6" already exists as the parent issue.
Update Issue #14 with:
- Title:
🧪Module 6: AI-Assisted DevOps Fundamentals - Description:
# AI-Assisted DevOps — Level 1 Skill Assessment
**Learning Objectives:**
1. DevOps Fundamentals for Web3
2. Smart Contract Deployment Automation
3. AI-Powered Development Tools
4. Testing & Quality Assurance
5. Monitoring & Observability
6. Infrastructure & Scaling
7. Assessment & DEV-1 Token Issuance- Milestone: Module 6: AI-Assisted DevOps
- Project: V.I.S.E. VLN-Certifications
- Project Status: Educational Milestone
- Label: backlog
- Blocks: Sprint 1 (or next module)
- Blocked by: Issue #13 (Module 5)
Issue Title: Lesson 35: — DevOps Fundamentals for Web3
Description:
### DevOps Fundamentals for Web3
**Learning Objectives:**
- ✔️ DevOps principles and culture
- ✔️ CI/CD pipeline basics
- ✔️ Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- ✔️ Version control best practices
- ✔️ Environment management (dev, staging, prod)
- ✔️ Continuous Integration
- ✔️ Continuous Deployment vs. Delivery
- ✔️ GitOps workflows
- ✔️ Environment parity
- ✔️ Secret management
- ✔️ Setup GitHub Actions workflow
- ✔️ Configure multi-environment deployment
- ✔️ Implement automated testing pipeline
- ✔️ Research Web3-specific DevOps challengesMetadata:
- Milestone: Module 6: AI-Assisted DevOps
- Project: V.I.S.E. VLN-Certifications
- Project Status: Curriculum
- Blocked by: Issue #14 (🧪Module 6)
- Blocks: Issue for Lesson 36
Issue Title: Lesson 36: — Smart Contract Deployment Automation
Description:
### Smart Contract Deployment Automation
**Learning Objectives:**
- ✔️ Hardhat deployment scripts
- ✔️ Multi-network deployment strategies
- ✔️ Contract verification automation
- ✔️ Upgrade mechanisms and governance
- ✔️ Deployment security best practices
- ✔️ Deterministic deployments
- ✔️ Create2 for predictable addresses
- ✔️ Deployment artifacts management
- ✔️ Proxy upgrade patterns
- ✔️ Rollback strategies
- ✔️ Build multi-stage deployment pipeline
- ✔️ Automate contract verification on Etherscan
- ✔️ Implement safe upgrade workflow
- ✔️ Create deployment playbookMetadata:
- Milestone: Module 6: AI-Assisted DevOps
- Project: V.I.S.E. VLN-Certifications
- Project Status: Curriculum
- Blocked by: Issue for Lesson 35
- Blocks: Issue for Lesson 37
Issue Title: Lesson 37: — AI-Powered Development Tools
Description:
### AI-Powered Development Tools
**Learning Objectives:**
- ✔️ AI code completion (GitHub Copilot, Cursor)
- ✔️ AI-assisted debugging
- ✔️ Automated documentation generation
- ✔️ AI code review and suggestions
- ✔️ Smart contract generation with AI
- ✔️ Prompt engineering for code generation
- ✔️ AI limitations and verification
- ✔️ Human-in-the-loop workflows
- ✔️ Context provision for better results
- ✔️ AI pair programming techniques
- ✔️ Generate contracts with AI
- ✔️ Review AI-generated code quality
- ✔️ Automate documentation with AI tools
- ✔️ Build AI-powered development assistantMetadata:
- Milestone: Module 6: AI-Assisted DevOps
- Project: V.I.S.E. VLN-Certifications
- Project Status: Curriculum
- Blocked by: Issue for Lesson 36
- Blocks: Issue for Lesson 38
Issue Title: Lesson 38: — Testing & Quality Assurance
Description:
### Testing & Quality Assurance
**Learning Objectives:**
- ✔️ Unit testing best practices
- ✔️ Integration testing for smart contracts
- ✔️ Forking mainnet for testing
- ✔️ Gas optimization testing
- ✔️ Mutation testing
- ✔️ Test coverage metrics
- ✔️ Fixture patterns
- ✔️ Mocking and stubbing
- ✔️ Property-based testing
- ✔️ Regression testing
- ✔️ Achieve 100% test coverage on sample project
- ✔️ Implement integration tests with forked mainnet
- ✔️ Reduce gas costs by 20%
- ✔️ Setup mutation testing with VertigoMetadata:
- Milestone: Module 6: AI-Assisted DevOps
- Project: V.I.S.E. VLN-Certifications
- Project Status: Curriculum
- Blocked by: Issue for Lesson 37
- Blocks: Issue for Lesson 39
Issue Title: Lesson 39: — Monitoring & Observability
Description:
### Monitoring & Observability
**Learning Objectives:**
- ✔️ Blockchain event monitoring
- ✔️ Application performance monitoring (APM)
- ✔️ Error tracking and alerting
- ✔️ Analytics and metrics
- ✔️ Log aggregation
- ✔️ Event indexing (The Graph)
- ✔️ Real-time alerting (Tenderly, Defender)
- ✔️ Dashboard creation
- ✔️ On-chain analytics
- ✔️ Off-chain service monitoring
- ✔️ Build event monitoring dashboard
- ✔️ Setup alerts for critical contract events
- ✔️ Implement analytics tracking
- ✔️ Create operational runbookMetadata:
- Milestone: Module 6: AI-Assisted DevOps
- Project: V.I.S.E. VLN-Certifications
- Project Status: Curriculum
- Blocked by: Issue for Lesson 38
- Blocks: Issue for Lesson 40
Issue Title: Lesson 40: — Infrastructure & Scaling
Description:
### Infrastructure & Scaling
**Learning Objectives:**
- ✔️ RPC node management
- ✔️ IPFS infrastructure
- ✔️ Database design for blockchain data
- ✔️ Caching strategies
- ✔️ Load balancing and redundancy
- ✔️ RPC provider selection (Infura, Alchemy, Quicknode)
- ✔️ IPFS pinning services
- ✔️ Indexing strategies (subgraphs)
- ✔️ Rate limiting
- ✔️ Failover mechanisms
- ✔️ Setup multi-provider RPC fallback
- ✔️ Implement efficient blockchain data caching
- ✔️ Build subgraph for your project
- ✔️ Design scalable architecture diagramMetadata:
- Milestone: Module 6: AI-Assisted DevOps
- Project: V.I.S.E. VLN-Certifications
- Project Status: Curriculum
- Blocked by: Issue for Lesson 39
- Blocks: Issue for Lesson 41
Issue Title: Lesson 41: — Assessment & DEV-1 Token Issuance
Description:
### Assessment & DEV-1 Token Issuance
**Assessment Components:**
- ✔️ DevOps Architecture Design (30%): Complete pipeline documentation
- ✔️ Implementation Project (50%): Full CI/CD system with monitoring
- ✔️ AI Integration Showcase (20%): Demonstrate AI-assisted workflows
**Project Requirements:**
- ✔️ Design complete DevOps architecture for a Web3 project
- ✔️ Implement CI/CD pipeline with automated testing
- ✔️ Setup multi-network deployment automation
- ✔️ Configure monitoring and alerting
- ✔️ Integrate AI tools into development workflow
- ✔️ Document all processes and runbooks
- ✔️ Demonstrate deployment to testnet
- ✔️ Complete all daily learning activities
- ✔️ Achieve 80% or higher on all assessment components
- ✔️ Deploy fully functional CI/CD pipeline
- ✔️ Demonstrate working monitoring system
- ✔️ Show effective AI integration
- ✔️ Submit complete documentation
- ✔️ Present live demo to review panel
**Passing Criteria:**
- Score 80% or higher on all components
- Show working CI/CD pipeline
- Demonstrate monitoring capabilities
- Prove AI integration benefits
**Token Issuance:**
Upon successful completion, receive DEV-1 token which grants access to Sprint 1: AI Mini App Project and DevOps specialist badge.
**Best Practices Checklist:**
**Security:**
- Secrets stored in environment variables or secret managers
- No private keys in code or repositories
- Multi-signature for production deployments
- Audit logs for all deployments
**Reliability:**
- Automated testing before deployment
- Rollback plan for failures
- Health checks and monitoring
- Redundant infrastructure
**Efficiency:**
- Fast feedback loops
- Parallel test execution
- Cached dependencies
- Optimized pipelines
**AI Ethics:**
- Always review AI-generated code
- Understand what the code does
- Test thoroughly
- Maintain human oversightMetadata:
- Milestone: Module 6: AI-Assisted DevOps
- Project: V.I.S.E. VLN-Certifications
- Project Status: Curriculum
- Blocked by: Issue for Lesson 40
- Blocks: Sprint 1 or next educational phase
Create issues in this order to establish proper blocking relationships:
- Update Issue #14 (parent issue)
- Create Lesson 35 issue (blocked by #14)
- Create Lesson 36 issue (blocked by Lesson 35)
- Create Lesson 37 issue (blocked by Lesson 36)
- Create Lesson 38 issue (blocked by Lesson 37)
- Create Lesson 39 issue (blocked by Lesson 38)
- Create Lesson 40 issue (blocked by Lesson 39)
- Create Lesson 41 issue (blocked by Lesson 40)
- Total Issues: 7 lesson issues + 1 parent issue (already exists)
- Lesson Numbers: 35-41
- Module: 6: AI-Assisted DevOps
- Token Earned: DEV-1
- Prerequisite: PRIV-1 Token (from Module 5)
- Unlocks: Sprint 1: AI Mini App Project