What Is Golden Path?
A pre-paved, opinionated route for building and deploying software that platform teams provide to developers.
Definition
A pre-paved, opinionated route for building and deploying software that platform teams provide to developers.
Golden paths include standardized templates, CI/CD pipelines, workspace configurations, and deployment patterns that encode organizational best practices while still allowing developers to deviate when needed.
Where This Fits
This term is covered in depth on Platform Engineering for CDEs.
Building internal developer platforms with CDEs: IDPs, golden paths, Backstage, DORA metrics, team topology, and self-service provisioning.