Phase 00 — Orientation & setup
What Flowable is, where it came from (the Activiti fork), where it sits in the landscape, and getting a local engine running.
| # | Lesson | Type | Lang | Ships |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | What is a process engine, and when do you want one ✅ | Concept | — | decision guide |
| 02 | The Flowable platform map: BPMN, CMMN, DMN, event registry ✅ | Concept | — | platform map |
| 03 | Run Flowable locally: Docker, REST API, first ping ✅ | Use | Python | client |
| 04 | The landscape: Flowable vs Camunda 7/8 vs Temporal vs DIY ✅ | Concept | — | comparison table |
Concept reading:
The ten principles of process automation.
Full plan: ROADMAP.md.