ACDA - AWS Certified Developer – Associate

The AWS Certified Developer examination is intended for individuals who perform a develop role and have one or more years of hands-on experience developing and maintaining an AWS based application.

It validates an examinee’s ability to:

Demonstrate an understanding of core AWS services, uses, and basic AWS architecture best practices.
Demonstrate proficiency in developing, deploying, and debugging cloud-based applications using AWS.

Prerequisites

Eligible candidates for this exam have:

In-depth knowledge of at least one high-level programming language
Understanding of core AWS services, uses, and basic AWS architecture best practices
Proficiency in developing, deploying, and debugging cloud-based applications using AWS
Ability to use the AWS service APIs, AWS CLI, and SDKs to write applications
Ability to identify key features of AWS services
Understanding of the AWS shared responsibility model
Understanding of application lifecycle management
Ability to use a CI/CD pipeline to deploy applications on AWS
Ability to use or interact with AWS services
Ability to apply a basic understanding of cloud-native applications to write code
Ability to write code using AWS security best practices (e.g., not using secret and access keys in the code, instead using IAM roles)
Ability to author, maintain, and debug code modules on AWS
Proficiency writing code for serverless applications
Understanding of the use of containers in the development process

Exams

Exam Overview

Multiple choice and multiple answer questions
Available in English
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Course Offering

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AWS Certified Developer – Associate (ACDA)

Prerequisites

Exams