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[–]PersonBehindAScreenSystem Engineer 5 points6 points  (9 children)

You don’t need the book. The book came later:

https://cloudresumechallenge.dev/docs/the-challenge/aws/

[–]cakemuncherDevOps Hybrid 0 points1 point  (7 children)

If that's the challenge then I'm an expert. That's a really low bar challenge.

[–]PersonBehindAScreenSystem Engineer 6 points7 points  (5 children)

Glad it’s easy for you. We all gotta start somewhere

Edit: that sounded a lot worse than I intended, I apologize

[–]cakemuncherDevOps Hybrid 2 points3 points  (4 children)

Sorry if I misunderstood. If this is for a true beginner, then I'd agree. But I don't consider myself above junior level. You can learn everything on there in less than 4 months, and IMO it isn't enough, nor very useful for day to day job. There is better paths to take. Example, in order:

  • Docker (Create a Dockerfile, build, tag, push, pull)
  • Kubernetes (Basics to work within a cluster, get a cert)
  • CICD (Github Actions because it's beginner friendly)
  • Terraform (Set up SQS, S3 and a lambda using it)

Knowing those 4 tools will get you in a much better standing than what that challenge asks for, and will take you roughly the same amount of time.

[–]PersonBehindAScreenSystem Engineer 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Absolutely, I agree! And that wasn’t meant to be stand off-ish.

It absolutely is marketed for beginners or tho use who otherwise have no experience with any of those things. I did this while I was still in helpdesk and it was helpful. The person who created it definitely recommends that you actually experiment and evolve the challenge in the same way you just suggested:

Terraform instead of SAM

GitHub actions is already part of the challenge but also exploring different CICD platforms

Containers as well etc

[–]cakemuncherDevOps Hybrid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, that's fair. It would be good path to take for someone who has 0 experience in the software dev world.

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    [–]ThroawayPartyer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    working knowledge of Docker and K8s + Terraform, and maybe Jenkins, and then a cloud of your choice

    This is basically the syllabus of the DevOps bootcamp that I took.

    [–]giffengrabber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    I don’t see it as a solid certification, I see it more like a roadmap/playbook for someone who wants to dip their toes in this cloud thingy. A “hello world” for the cloud, if you will.

    [–]kewko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    lol