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Summary

This is the final PR of the Oct 2026 refresh series (#32–#37). It covers two things:

• Shared content — shared/, labs/, learning-paths/, anki/ and the Thai glossary — updated for the Databricks platform renames and API changes up to October 26, 2026.
• Top-level sync for every cert PR — README.md, CLAUDE.md, CONTRIBUTING.md, CHANGELOG.md, practice/README.md and i18n/th/STATUS.md. The cert PRs left these out so they wouldn't conflict with each other.

Type of change

• Factual correction
• New cheat sheet, code example, or interview-prep entry
• Blueprint refresh (top-level sync)
• Tooling / repo housekeeping

Which certification(s) does this touch?

• Shared content
• Repo-wide (README, CLAUDE.md, CHANGELOG)

Blueprint / source alignment

Renames, checked against the release notes:

Change	Date	Source
Lakeflow Spark Declarative Pipelines	Nov 12, 2025	release notes
Community Edition retired	Jan 1, 2026	Databricks PSA
Genie Code	Mar 11, 2026	release notes
Declarative Automation Bundles	Mar 16, 2026	bundles release notes
AI Search	Jun 1, 2026	release notes
OpenSharing	Jun 10, 2026	release notes
Genie Agents	Jul 8, 2026	release notes
Knowledge Assistant / Supervisor Agent legacy, agents on Model Serving legacy	Oct 5 and Oct 12, 2026	release notes

Pipeline code now uses from pyspark import pipelines as dp (Python reference). It replaces dlt.apply_changes with dp.create_auto_cdc_flow and switches to event_log(). It also fixes invalid APPLY AS DELETES / COLUMNS SQL and several broken examples.

Exam-guide versions are listed in the README table and the CHANGELOG. The README also has a new "Platform renames" callout.

README & CLAUDE.md sync

• I updated the top-level README.md where it described the changed content
• I updated CLAUDE.md where it described the changed content:
  • topic folders for all six certs
  • Shared Content inventory
  • Currency Policy: *(YYYY blueprint)* vs *(YYYY guide)*, plus the "Platform update" callout rule
• I added an entry to CHANGELOG.md

3-round self-review

• Round 1 · [x] Round 2 · [x] Round 3

Verification

• markdownlint: 0 errors on every modified file. This also fixes a pre-existing MD040 in CHANGELOG.
• Relative links resolve. No files in shared/ or labs/ were renamed: dlt-quick-ref.md stays as a stub, so the 8 inbound links from certifications/ still work.
• python3 anki/build.py --check passes (49 cards)

Anything reviewers should know

• Merge this PR last, after docs(genai): refresh to Mar 18 2026 guide + Oct 2026 platform updates #32–docs(de-assoc): restructure to the Aug 2026 guide's 7 weighted domains #37.
  • The README and CLAUDE.md describe folder layouts introduced by docs(ml-assoc): realign to re-issued exam guide sections + current APIs #34, docs(de-pro): restructure to the Oct 9 2026 exam (9 domains, 60 questions) #35 and docs(de-assoc): restructure to the Aug 2026 guide's 7 weighted domains #37.
  • learning-paths/master-roadmap.md overlaps with link fixes in docs(ml-assoc): realign to re-issued exam guide sections + current APIs #34 and docs(de-pro): restructure to the Oct 9 2026 exam (9 domains, 60 questions) #35. I'll rebase this branch once those merge.
• Not refreshed yet:
  • the Delta Lake version tables in version-history.md
  • MLflow 2 mlflow.evaluate code in the MLflow cheat sheet, two code examples, and interview-prep 15 (flagged with notes)
• Not found in the docs, so left out: an April 2026 note about "pipelines in Databricks SQL".

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