{"id":4517,"date":"2016-09-01T07:43:20","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T12:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carnaghan.com\/?p=4517"},"modified":"2019-09-22T21:55:31","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T01:55:31","slug":"preparing-acquia-certified-developer-drupal-8-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carnaghan.com\/preparing-acquia-certified-developer-drupal-8-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for the Acquia Certified Developer Exam Drupal 8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Acquia Certified Developer exam Drupal 8<\/a> just launched a couple of months ago. I was interested in studying for this exam as I have been working in Drupal<\/span> 8 for the last six months and future projects look most likely to be Drupal<\/span> 8 based. I had looked at the various Acquia certification tracks in the past, however I was never fully committed to the Drupal<\/span> 7 track so I was happy when Acquia announced first the Foundations<\/a> and then later the Certified Developer<\/span> exams. I took the Foundations exam first and found that while I was weaker in my front-end<\/span> Drupal<\/span> 8 skills, I managed to pass. Later when I sat for the Certified Developer<\/span> exam I realized there was a bit of cross over in terms of the questions, in fact I think a few of them were taken directly from the foundations exam. I would recommend anyone considering the Certified Developer<\/span> exam to first take Foundations as it will give you a good idea of the type of questions to expect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Study Resources<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The main resource<\/span> I used in preparing for the exam (in addition to the experience<\/span> I gained on my Drupal<\/span> 8 projects) was the awesome Drupal 8 Activity Cards<\/a> by Tanay Sai. The site offers 21 study cards along with recommended tutorials and resources followed by exercises to test your knowledge. I can honestly say my experience<\/span> with these study cards attributed to my success in the certification exam<\/span>. In addition to this, Tanay Sai’s blog<\/a> has a range of study guides<\/span> for the various Acquia certifications and I found these to be extremely helpful in guiding my studies. Finally, I found the Drupal 8 Development Cookbook <\/a>to be a great study resource<\/span>. This is probably the best Drupal<\/span> 8 book I have seen so far for developers<\/span> and highly recommend it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Format of the Exam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The exam is a 60 question multiple choice format that includes both situational type questions as well as coding related problems. You have the choice to either take the exam at home using the supplied software<\/span>, or you can schedule to take it at a test center. I have taken all Acquia exams at home so far without too much of a problem, however I will recommend setting up earlier as sometimes you may experience<\/span> technical difficulties with web cam setup as I did due to bad lighting. I found that I had ample time to take the exam and because you have the ability to mark questions for review, you can go back and spend more time on difficult questions at the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What to Expect<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The blueprint<\/a> published by Acquia breaks down the main areas of the exam:<\/p>\n\n\n\n