Hello, I am looking to take a new career path in order to earn more money. My sister recommended learning web design because it would be profitable and give me more freedom in term of making my own hours.

My question is, what is the best certification to get? My sister also suggested I take the Coursera "IBM Full Stack Software Developer Professional Certificate" and "IBM Back-End Development Professional Certificate". She's actually very knowledgeable about coding herself, so I am seriously considering it. BUT, I wanted to see if there was perhaps another certification that is preferable?

I'm looking for the advice of someone who is actually experienced with this field.

Hi guys,

I paid a deposit to keep my seat before enrolling in a Fullstack course for DevOps. It’s $12,000. I don’t know much about tech but this seemed like a good place to start from what I had researched. Would really appreciate any thoughts on the course, thank you all!

Hi, I’m a full stack developer with 4 years experience. My tech stack is Java, react, js, nodejs, sql and nosql, git etc. which are top 2, the most valuable certifications in your experience would leave better impression when I’m applying to new jobs? I’ve done some research but I still want opinions from all of you. My bachelors and Masters in Computer Science Engineering from a very reputed university in Dublin.

I just embarked on my coding journey a few days ago and got through the first section on responsive web design. I noticed it was hard to switch from just doing what the course told me to actually writing it on my own, however in the time of figuring out the final project how I saw the Full Stack beta course has a lot of overlap. I'm wondering if its worth it to focus on the Full stack course or continue on? The videos and actually having workshops right after working with something brand new seemed to be a better fit for myself but I don't want to dive head first into a rock. Any advice?

Hey fellow devs,

I’m currently working as a full stack developer with a focus on JavaScript, PHP, and various databases. I’m planning to get an AWS certification to boost my cloud skills and career opportunities.

For those of you who are full stack developers, which AWS certification do you think aligns best with our skill set? Here are a few I’ve been considering:

•	AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
•	AWS Certified Developer – Associate
•	AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional

I’d love to hear your thoughts on which one would be the most relevant and beneficial. If you’ve taken any of these exams, what was your experience like, and do you have any study tips?

Thanks!

Hello, I am looking to take a new career path in order to earn more money. My sister recommended learning web design because it would be profitable and give me more freedom in term of making my own hours.

My question is, what is the best certification to get? My sister also suggested I take the Coursera "IBM Full Stack Software Developer Professional Certificate" and "IBM Back-End Development Professional Certificate". She's actually very knowledgeable about coding herself, so I am seriously considering it. BUT, I wanted to see if there was perhaps another certification that is preferable?

I'm looking for the advice of someone who is actually experienced with this field.

Has someone any knowledge of certificates that are actually worth it to improve my curriculum? i've been seeing edX platform which has some courses with google and IBM certificates but are all basic things like Java fundamentals etc. Can someone share me this kind of good stuff?

I'm looking at the Microsoft Full-Stack Developer Professional Certificate 12-part course on Coursera, and on the face of it it looks very comprehensive.

However, I am struggling to find any community feedback from people who have completed it, and how it improved their careers. Coursera has no reviews for the 12-part collection as a whole, and limited reviews for each sub-course.

Can anyone who has done this course share their experience and any job prospects that came from doing it?

Link to course here if interested in what it offers:

https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/microsoft-full-stack-developer

Thanks

I know it's a very generic question but I'm trying to think of how to really start improving myself for a better career and a better job and just wondering does anyone notice any type of trends going about things that really make someone stand out and their career like certification or something else?

Hi! So I am brand new to coding and trying to find a good resource. I ground the IBM full stack software developer certification on Coursera and was wondering if the course is worth it. Right now I am looking through the app academy open courses. But I do like that the Coursera course offers certificates for doing the programs. Does anyone have a review on the program? Thank you!

Hey everyone,

As a full stack developer with 10 years of experience, I've used AWS on a need basis. I'm skeptical about the value of obtaining AWS certifications. I'm curious to know whether AWS certifications actually teach practical skills that can be used in real-life scenarios.

Have you obtained an AWS certification, and has it been beneficial to your career in any way? Also, I'm wondering if AWS certifications help with job applications, salary negotiations, or securing new job opportunities.

Looking forward to hearing your insights and experiences!

Need suggestions for certifications for 2+ years experienced fullstack developer.

hey all, so assume im a complete newbie to programming, and i want to pursue a career in software development / full stack development in the future.

is the "Certified Full Stack Developer Curriculum" a good starting point or is there another course that's better? I'll spend 2-3 hours a day on it.

Thanks!

I'm Still looking for the best resource to learn with, going forward with Front-end/Full Stack. Therefore I went back to FreeCodeCamp because I already got 2 Certificates there -> Responsive Web Design & JS Algorithms and Data Structures.

Right now I'm trying to complete more and more small Projects completely myself (Only doing research when I cant get forward and I thought that THIS Curicullum might also contain Projects and I can also learn maybe something new.

I've also looked up a few Job open jobs in my Location and many request some Experience/ Knowledge in Framework, for Example React (Which the Course contains).

So here are some questions that I also want to ask to help me with my decision:

- Is the Certified Full Stack Developer Curriculum good?

- Can I use some of the Projects for my Git Repository?

- Even though the Course isnt finished yet, do I still get a Certificate for Completing everything until now?

- Or should I go back to building Projects on my own with HTML, CSS, JS (maybe SQL and PHP cause I know a bit of them too) to deepen my understanding? -> Then later on, jump into CSS/ JS Frameworks?

I thank everyone for every Feedback in advance🙏

Hello developers! I'm an early career full stack developer. I want to do a few certifications that would really add value to my skills as well as my resume. I don't have any particular preference on certifications so I'm pretty open to do any as long as it's relevant in the industry and recruiters actually see value in them.

Please give your opinion. Thanks in advance!

Edit: Certifications from other fields like cloud, devops would also work as those would be some domains I would like to try in near future

I’m curious which course people recommend and why. At the moment I am leaning towards the IBM certification because I know someone who got a job in with what was learned in the program.

I am a full stack js dev with 2 years experience, looking to learn cloud techs. A lot of good jobs want that experience.

What low level certification do you guys think would be the best place to start? I lean towards CDA but have not read into all of them.

PS: If you would like to advise me on the followup certifications you think are valuable that would also help, thanks.

I'm a big fan of CompTIA and the rigor of their certifications. I wanted freeCodeCamp's new Full Stack Developer cert to be similarly rigorous.

But I made one major miscalculation.

My mistake

I underestimated people's desire to earn certifications within less than a year of study.

With our old curriculum, you could earn your first cert in as little as 300 hours of coursework.

With our new curriculum, it takes around 1,800 hours of coursework to earn the Full Stack Developer capstone cert.

The result is that a ton of people are still choosing to study our outdated legacy cert coursework, rather than studying our new and vastly-improved full stack coursework.

I'm kind of embarrassed that it took me months to understand this.

And to be clear, there are a few other reasons that not everybody has moved over to our new full stack curriculum:

1. The curriculum is still in beta.

2. The Back End JavaScript coursework isn't live yet.

3. Our exam environment isn't live yet. So you can't sit for exams yet.

The good news is that the freeCodeCamp community is working hard to finish these three items.

We're steadily shipping the remaining coursework and finishing our exam environment. And we're hoping to get the new curriculum out of beta as early as summer.

Still, this won't address the problem I mentioned at the beginning: it takes way longer to earn the full stack cert than it takes to earn our old certs.

Well I'm happy to say we've found a solution for that.

The Fix

As you may remember, for the first 9 years of freeCodeCamp's existence, we had tons of shorter certs: Responsive Web Design, Front End Libraries, Relational Databases and more.

We're going back to this model by breaking the Full Stack Development curriculum down into a series of smaller certs. You can earn these new certs along the way as you progress toward earning our Certified Full Stack Developer capstone cert.

Here's the full list of certs you'll be able to earn along the way:

1. Responsive Web Design

2. JavaScript Algorithms and Data Structures

3. Front End Libraries

4. Python Programming

5. Relational Databases

6. Back End Development and APIs

The full progression will look something like this: https://global.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/original/4X/d/b/2/db2c41ccb3ab32b3b91ca9cbd634c912be14de11.webp

Each of these certs will require you to build certification projects and sit for an exam. They'll each involve around 300 hours of coursework, like our old legacy certs did.

The main difference: as you earn these certs, you'll progress toward earning our capstone cert: the Certified Full Stack Developer certification.

We're working to finish our exam environment so that you can sit for exams and earn our new Responsive Web Design cert and JavaScript cert as early as Halloween.

We'll release subsequent certs as we finish them, with the goal of having all six of these new certs live by summer.

So in conclusion: I underestimated people's desire for smaller, more specific certs that they could put on their résumé, CV, personal website, and LinkedIn.

I'm working hard with the freeCodeCamp community to get these new certs live and out of beta as quickly as we can.

As has always been the case, these will be FREE verified certifications with verification links and QR codes, that will live on freeCodeCamp's servers forever.

Over the past 11 years, people have earned more than 300,000 of these certifications. These represent millions of hours of learning by the global developer community.

I'm proud of our certification program, the rigor it communicates to employers, and the access it extends to anyone willing to put in the time and effort to learn.

These certs will remain a central part of our community and our mission.

FAQ

So instead of earning just one cert for completing the full stack cert curriculum, I'll earn 7?

That's correct. There will be 6 300-hour blocks of coursework (like with the old curriculum), each with their own projects and exam. After all this, you'll build a final capstone project and sit for a comprehensive final exam.

What will happen to the legacy versions of these certs?

They will eventually expire and you'll want to earn the new version. The soonest they will expire will be 2028, and we may push that date back a bit to ensure people have time to earn the updated version of these certs.

What if I already earned a legacy version of one of these certs?

Great. You've probably learned most of the concepts that you need to earn the updated version. You'll just need to build the required final projects for that cert and sit for the exam. Then you can earn the updated cert.

Tell me about the exam environment

It's a desktop app you can use to securely take the exam for each certification. Instead of needing to go to a testing center, you can take exams at your convenience.

Our app strikes a balance between respecting people's privacy while also flagging for human review anyone who may be cheating.

Are there any other changes to the plans for the full stack cert that you haven't talked about here?

No. We're still proceeding with everything I talked about in my Christmas community update. We're making steady forward progress. The freeCodeCamp open source community is more locked-in and more productive than ever.

When should I switch from the legacy cert curriculum to the new full stack curriculum?

Immediately. If you start now, you can be one of the first people to sit for the Responsive Web Design and JavaScript Algorithms and Data Structures exams once they go live.

Again, the new coursework is WAY better than the old coursework. It's more granular, more interactive, and includes more theory and more practice.

So the only change is that you're adding these new certifications along the Certified Full Stack Developer path?

That's right.

Cool. Don't you usually sign off with your catch phrase? Say the line, Bart.

Happy coding.

Now I'm learning AWS Certified Cloud practitioner and almost done.

I want to take Associate level online lesson.

My job is full stack engineer (60% Backend, 40% Frontend) and our team manages infrastructure as code (Terraform, something) so we have responsibility of infrastructure.

In this case, which Associate level certification is practical for our daily basis? (maybe Developer? but I'm not sure...)

Please give me an advise. Thanks in advance.