Level 54
@laryai how would you go about 'completing' the path then if it continues to change?
Jul 2, 2025
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Level 54
Laravel PATH - has this recently been updated?
I've been slogging my way through laravel path, and have just noticed some of the recent series I have completed are now no longer part of the path, and so I am further away to completion now than this time last week.
Has anyone else spotted this?
Level 59
@automica Sorry, today - for the first time in a few years - we refreshed our recommended Path viewing order.
Things move pretty fast in this world, as you know. We have to retire older courses and introduce new ones that might be more relevant.
Level 9
Is there a way to see the previous path? Already checked on the Wayback Machine and had no luck. Even if it's just a screenshot, it would help.
I completely understand the change and welcome it. It does look a lot more comprehensive.
But I do feel a little bit thrown off and would love to compare the previous path. There were some series I was looking forward to doing next, and now the whole order has changed.
Thanks again for the amazing work you're doing.
Level 59
@muindetuva If a course was removed, it's either no longer relevant or it's completely out-dated. So, no, there's no way to see the old version. (But the courses still exist.)
Level 28
I was wondering what happened. I was just here last night.
Level 5
Confusion is understandable. Though to be fair to Jeffrey and the rest of the team, the entire site would be worthless if it wasn't continuously being updated to match what's actually needed outside the tutorials.
If they didn't their would be be no incentive to come back to the site over and over to learn more or to subscribe for that matter.
Keep in mind It's not like your progress is "erased". The things you learned already are still in your head, even if the progress bar / percentage on screen changed.
While completion is the ultimate goal, the end doesn't matter so much as learning along the way to completion is where the value comes from.
On the other hand, if you really are slogging through the whole thing maybe take a break, find something beyond the path that gets you more fired up to learn, doesn't feel like a slog and then come back to the path later.
TLDR;
Ignore the progress bar, the pursuit of new knowledge is what matters.
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Level 54
@dexhowl "Ignore the progress bar" I'm in agreement with that, but as there's a certificate which says that you have a achieved the path, then when the path changes, its hard to avoid being unsettled. Gamification as part of learning is a good way to encourage the autists.
Perhaps a good way to deal with this is to lock a path to a specific laravel version or year? then the new path can be an extension whilst completing the old path can be celebrated.
Eg I have passed an exam years ago, but I don't unpass it if the syllabus subsequently changes.
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