What certs are you studying for at the moment?

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Well was meant to be doing my A+ as requested by my boss but im putting it off for now. Been studying the Server fundamentals exam with hopes to sit it next month. Im not too fussed about certs I mainly study a topic when I gain a genuine interest in it and want to find out more, cant say I use them to boost my CV either. Anyway Im only at the start of my IT life not even hit the 2 yr mark (nearly there) so dont see the point in over certifying..

 

Not doing any certs, learning wise I need to brush up on RxJava, RxJS, React, Webpack, ES6, Gradle, Ansible, Kafka, Distributed Computing, Java9/Jigsaw.

 

Certification isn't really such a big deal, there is too many skills and too much new tech for it to remain relevant.

Exams aren't really a reflection of the real world. Publishers struggle to make programming books with a 2 year shelf life.

There are certs around, Oracle bought Sun, so SCJP is now OCJP. Microsoft have MCSD. Then there is things like AWS Certified Developer.

Certifications for development is bit like taking your bronze swimming badge to the Olympics.

It also seems much of the certification industry is in effect a rather cynical money grab, and most developers don't see the need or value in it.

As you mentioned, it served a purpose for myself as I retrained from C++ to Java and later Java to C#, it gave me some evidence for my CV. Many C++ developers retrained from C++ to other languages and they would have successfully made the transition without certification.

 

The most important thing for a junior developer is practice to build experience, both at work and at home.
Any job will require an interview, if you are a junior you will get grilled by a senior developer and you'd better know your stuff.

Generally certifications work in reverse for developer jobs, as many senior developers will assume you have been wasting your time taking exams, rather than writing code.

Its more analogous to say a guitarist or a surfer, they don't take exams to prove they are good, but another skilled practitioner can spot good from bad.

Originally after many technical interviews I bought into the sales propaganda of certification, the idea that you could test once and then skip testing in interviews was indeed appealing. However a Lead developer who is hiring absolutely must make sure they build a good team, its crucial to the project, and certifications simply aren't up to the job.

 

Who did you have to sleep with to become an admin?

 

First post here in years!!!

I have been eyeing up the CCIE for nearly 20 years, but i have gotten to the point that it makes no difference. I would love to study the CEH.

 

Good to be back sir. My problem is that i get bored in exams. I too toy with the idea of going for it, it would only take me say 3 months to get all the rubbish bits into my head but once again laziness and stuff get in the way Maybe one day

 

Still doing the CCENT. Life has got in the way but I really need to get my arse in gear as Work are REALLY p!ssing me off.

Will wait and see what the HR outcome is next week ha ha

 

Ah, my life is in the classroom creating hardcore network engineers and promoting my conspiracy theories. I did the first year of the physics degree then i had to stop as it was distracting from the classroom. One day, maybe when i retire (Fat chance) i will get back to it

 

@cisco lab rat

Joe, do CommSupport cover the CCNP as well?
I am self studying for the CCNA, but think I will need some professional support for the CCNP if I go that route.

Cheers