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As someone who has spent A LOT of time getting certifications, this is a question I ask myself a lot. In the past, I was all about them, in some part because I had the time and resources to do them and less so because I thought they were the key to big career or knowledge gains. These days, I recommend to newer folks in the field to limit caring about certs and focus more on the prize (practical learning and real experience). Anyways, thought this was an interesting read.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Certifications can be a structured way to get knowledge, that is how I see them, and I tend to favor those that require practical exams vs theoretical answer choices, because I feel most of the information I got in school with theoretical exams is gone.

I view the practical certifications with higher regard because of that.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm a proud collector of certs! :) I see them as a gamification of my work.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hah! Oh man I know what you mean. Gotta catch them all am I right? I've collected a ridiculous amount of them at this point 😅 (https://shellsharks.com/about?about=student)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Impressive list!