Now that the dust has settled on the initial work to stand up walkthroughs and their contribution to the Get Started page, I think it's time to take a look at the experience overall with fresh eyes.

A few questions to kick off a discussion:

Do the walkthroughs...

• Meaningfully increase retention for new users?
• Increase productivity by showcasing features like command palette, side-by-side view, etc.?
• Get dismissed immediately/contribute to a negative experience for experienced developers?
• Need to pop up right after install? (vs. an opt-in model)

Some obvious quick wins in the meantime:

• Raise overall UI quality/polish bar for walkthroughs
• Move/add/remove walkthrough steps as needed
• Give walkthrough and individual steps a content pass
• Refresh theme picker thumbnails

Current state

cc @stevencl