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So much this. I love pursuing certifications but it’s not like I have some grandeur belief that it makes you better than anyone. I find them to be a useful tool

So much this. I love pursuing certifications but it’s not like I have some grandeur belief that it makes you better than anyone. I find them to be a useful tool for learning something new.

game_the0ry 6y ago
Yes, me too. But I have always been discouraged by seniors. My employer sponsored my oracle java 8 cert. At the time, I knew zero java, and I was able to convince my boss' boss that it would be a good idea after my boss denied and said it was useless (bc he did not have it and did not want to validate it). Going through our code base after was eye opening. We were doing a few things wrong or in a non-standard way.
- Something1234 6y ago
  What were some of the anti-patterns you saw?
Spivak 6y ago
It's when you advertise that you have them or put them on your resume that they become a negative signal to a lot of teams. Basically everyone has the experiencing how little junior devs know right out of college but don't seem to want to apply this logic to certs. "I took a class on AWS in college" is about the equivalent of a cert and if that's the best you can put on your resume it doesn't look great.
- lovetocode 6y ago
  It’s relative really. This may or may not be your opinion but it is a cynical one at best. It shows a lot of immaturity. Again I am not attacking you. When I am hiring someone and I see they have certifications that means they put in extra effort. It’s not a substitute for experience by any means but there is some foundational knowledge that comes with it. The certifications are not easy and do require studying and actual experience in the AWS ecosystem. If a team wants to look down their noses at someone who has a certification then that is a red flag to me as a potential hire. I probably wouldn’t want to work with people like that anyway. I will continue to put certifications on my resume with pride and if they don’t like it that is on them. I’ll be fine regardless of some unnecessary elitism.

So much this. I love pursuing certifications but it’s not like I have some grandeur belief that it makes you better than anyone. I find them to be a useful tool for learning something new.

game_the0ry 6y ago

Yes, me too. But I have always been discouraged by seniors. My employer sponsored my oracle java 8 cert. At the time, I knew zero java, and I was able to convince my boss' boss that it would be a good idea after my boss denied and said it was useless (bc he did not have it and did not want to validate it). Going through our code base after was eye opening. We were doing a few things wrong or in a non-standard way.

Something1234 6y ago
What were some of the anti-patterns you saw?

Spivak 6y ago

It's when you advertise that you have them or put them on your resume that they become a negative signal to a lot of teams. Basically everyone has the experiencing how little junior devs know right out of college but don't seem to want to apply this logic to certs. "I took a class on AWS in college" is about the equivalent of a cert and if that's the best you can put on your resume it doesn't look great.

lovetocode 6y ago
It’s relative really. This may or may not be your opinion but it is a cynical one at best. It shows a lot of immaturity. Again I am not attacking you. When I am hiring someone and I see they have certifications that means they put in extra effort. It’s not a substitute for experience by any means but there is some foundational knowledge that comes with it. The certifications are not easy and do require studying and actual experience in the AWS ecosystem. If a team wants to look down their noses at someone who has a certification then that is a red flag to me as a potential hire. I probably wouldn’t want to work with people like that anyway. I will continue to put certifications on my resume with pride and if they don’t like it that is on them. I’ll be fine regardless of some unnecessary elitism.