Part of my 2022 New Year’s Resolution was to obtain some tech certifications. My new first shiny certification for 2022 is the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD). I choose this certification because it’s probably the easiest one for me to get. I’ve been using Kubernetes on a daily basis for about two years, both at work and on my personal projects. Practically all of the exam objectives for this certification covers concepts that I’m already well knowledge in. Thus said, I did use the Udemy Course Kubernetes Certified Application Developer (CKAD) with Tests as a training resource, which I think helped considerably in my preparation for the exam.

The exam itself is hands-on, it is completely done remote. It was my first time doing an exam while someone remotely monitoring my activities both computer screen and webcam. I must admit, it felt a little awkward at first, knowing that someone was monitoring me, but after the first 15 mins, it became something that I didn’t noticed. The exam itself was fairly easy, however the 2 hours needed to complete all of the tasks was just barely enough time for me to complete the exam!

Now, my next goal is to obtain the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) certification, which it should be much more difficult in comparison.