Coding and development certifications

[Omnibus]

Hey

What are the best certifications to take for Coding or Development?

Dev Ops I'm quite keen to pursue but definitely Development.

What are the foundations to look out for?

 

[Skyline]

Not quite sure on the coding side of the world. It's way beyond my capabilities!
But I would suggest you first choose a language you want to learn and what kind of role you want...

E.g. C# and you want to be able to work and build apps etc using C#
Or maybe you want to go down the Database side of things and learn SQL to become an analyst.


Others like @Far @Lilcooldoode may be able to advise.

 

[Far]

There are no certifications afaik.

There used to be a few Microsoft ones, like passing c# and VB.net tests - but no company looks out for them.

You've just gotta put in the hours and learn it, no exams needed.

 

[Omnibus]

I'm quite ambitious about Database.

I'll work on it

 

[Jev]

Was told recently by a friend who went to uni for software development.

He said
"Even if you don't have the qualifications, email companies and offer to volunteer 1 day a week for them, Once you've got your foot in the door you could be walking out with a job in your hand and even if you didn't, a reference and even some experience which is highly sought after in the IT side of jobs."

Best of luck and please do keep us updated.

 

[booHA]

I recently changed from construction to IT after moving to Australia three years ago. 31 years old now was in construction since I was 16, so it was a significant change. I started a Cert 4 in IT(Programming), which definitely helped get me my first job. They could see I invested in the career change. If you are doing a career change, it shows people you are committed if you take on some studying in that field.

 

[Omnibus]

I recently changed from construction to IT after moving to Australia three years ago. 31 years old now was in construction since I was 16, so it was a significant change. I started a Cert 4 in IT(Programming), which definitely helped get me my first job. They could see I invested in the career change. If you are doing a career change, it shows people you are committed if you take on some studying in that field.

That's an amazing milestone you have done dude.

Just had a conversation this afternoon to advise me to look into Sandbox.

I am quite passionate about SQL.

 

[Far]

You've gone from DevOps to Development to DBA all within a single thread. I'd find you what you truely want to do first, as they're 3 very different careers.

You can learn SQL in a few hours - its not really something you base a career on (as every Dev/DBA/DevOps should know SQL as standard).

I've never heard of "Sandbox" - unless you just mean the environment itself (a platform to test on prior to going to production)

 

[Alecs]

You can learn SQL in a few hours - its not really something you base a career on (as every Dev/DBA/DevOps should know SQL as standard).

I have to disagree. You can learn the basics in a few hours but that's far, far from being a DBA. I even know people with years of SQL experience (including myself) who are not close to being a DBA.

 

[Far]

I have to disagree. You can learn the basics in a few hours but that's far, far from being a DBA. I even know people with years of SQL experience (including myself) who are not close to being a DBA.

That's my point. Knowing sql alone is not something you can make a career on, it's a very simple language to learn. There's alot more to being a DBA.

 

[Alecs]

That's my point. Knowing sql alone is not something you can make a career on, it's a very simple language to learn. There's alot more to being a DBA.

I thought you meant DBA is not a real career lol