AWS is the industry standard for Cloud Computing. In many instances knowing how to write code is not enough. Knowing how to effectively deploy your application is essential and increasingly knowing how to deploy to AWS specifically is a way to stand out on one's résumé. Those with a certification gain an official confirmation of their knowledge.
In my experience, the AWS certification is a guarantee of employment in certain sectors. I haven't needed it so far, but I've heard hiring managers hire a candidate based on this differentiator.
I don't feel that I need to spend a couple of months reading/studying to do an exam. But I also don't think it will hurt me.
My goal is to deploy an Elixir/Phoenix Web Application to AWS using Cloud Formation see: https://github.com/dwyl/learn-devops/issues/74 if I can fully automate deployment including database key management etc. I will be very happy.
Retro
I've been using AWS since April 2008. Back then it was basically S3, EC2 and a handful of other tools.
It was all relatively simple and there weren't anywhere near the level of learning resources available either.
For reference, StackOverflow was launched in September 2008. The AWS tag was created July 2009https://stackoverflow.com/tags/amazon-web-services/info ... those days were the wild west of "Web 2.0".
There was no such thing as Autoscaling - we had to write our own code to determine server load and launch new instances and terminate unused capacity -
What?
The AWS Certified Developer - Associate examination is intended for individuals who perform a development role and have one or more years of hands-on experience developing and maintaining an AWS-based application.
https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-developer-associate/
Who?
Anyone working as a web app developer who wants to know (and demonstrate their knowledge) of deploying to AWS.
nelsonic
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3 years ago
Why?
AWS is the industry standard for Cloud Computing. In many instances knowing how to write code is not enough. Knowing how to effectively deploy your application is essential and increasingly knowing how to deploy to AWS specifically is a way to stand out on one's résumé. Those with a certification gain an official confirmation of their knowledge.
In my experience, the AWS certification is a guarantee of employment in certain sectors. I haven't needed it so far, but I've heard hiring managers hire a candidate based on this differentiator.
I don't feel that I need to spend a couple of months reading/studying to do an exam. But I also don't think it will hurt me. My goal is to deploy an
Elixir/PhoenixWeb Application to AWS using Cloud Formation see: https://github.com/dwyl/learn-devops/issues/74 if I can fully automate deployment including database key management etc. I will be very happy.Retro
I've been using AWS since April 2008. Back then it was basically S3, EC2 and a handful of other tools. It was all relatively simple and there weren't anywhere near the level of learning resources available either. For reference, StackOverflow was launched in September 2008. The
AWStag was created July 2009 https://stackoverflow.com/tags/amazon-web-services/info ... those days were the wild west of "Web 2.0". There was no such thing as Autoscaling - we had to write our own code to determine server load and launch new instances and terminate unused capacity -What?
The AWS Certified Developer - Associate examination is intended for individuals who perform a development role and have one or more years of hands-on experience developing and maintaining an AWS-based application. https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-developer-associate/
Who?
Anyone working as a web app developer who wants to know (and demonstrate their knowledge) of deploying to AWS.
How?
This looks like a good starting point:
AWS Certified Developer - Associate: https://youtu.be/RrKRN9zRBWs
Considering ordering this study guide: https://www.amazon.es/-/pt/dp/1119508193/