CTO Andrew Brown on DevOps + Cloud Certification Exams [freeCodeCamp Podcast

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On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Andrew Brown, a CTO-turned co-founder of ExamPro.co. Andrew created this cloud certification exam prep website with another Andrew - also from Canada, who also loves Star Trek.
We talk about Andrew's early career fixing computers in the 90s, and his early freelance web development work. These ultimately lead to jobs and promotions that leveled him up to CTO.
Andrew also shares his advice to devs who want to learn DevOps and Cloud Engineering, and which certs to prioritize.
Andrew suffers from Muscle Tension Dysphonia, a disease that causes voice loss. He shares how he's using AI tools to get around this.
Andrew also talks about his love of Tetris Attack (also known as Panel de Pon or Pokémon Puzzle League). He built a frame-perfect port for competitive online play.
And of course, Andrew's favorite Star Trek episodes of all time.
Can you guess what bass line I'm playing on my bass during the intro? It's the theme from a 90s cartoon.
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Links we talk about during the interview:
Just a few of Andrew's many freeCodeCamp cloud cert prep courses. (He has dozens more on freeCodeCamp's KZfaq channel): www.freecodecamp.org/news/aut...
His website, ExamPro.co: www.exampro.co/
American Mall simulator browser game by Bloomberg: www.bloomberg.com/features/am...
The Greatest Generation podcast: maximumfun.org/podcasts/great...

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@yensteel Ай бұрын

Do you plan to have other certifications aas a follow up? Im taking CISSP for cyber security soon but I'm not sure what to study afterwards.

@bgubs07 Ай бұрын

Quincy has the typical IT personality 😂 Great podcast! I love Andrew's work.

@IFinging Ай бұрын

Love this video Thankyou

@abhijeetdhumal7385 Ай бұрын

Please make video on OWASP Mobile security Testing

@quincylarsonmusic Ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. We have some text-based tutorials on OWASP and we may create a mobile-focused tutorial in the future.

@freecodecamp Ай бұрын

You may find this OWASP course helpful: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j7-VY6mVy8rLdIk.html

@jackscalibur Ай бұрын

I would also add in Networking as one of the "core" or "foundational" skills to learn, not just if you're a developer, but regardless of what your role is in tech.

@littlebrit Ай бұрын

I think those computer certifications are just tests how good is your memory. Nothing else.

@onyxsolace5398 Ай бұрын

As someone who has done some, not really. Especially Microsoft. You have to understand how to solve business needs with cloud resources which can require really good understanding. Otherwise you could end up costing your company a ton of money for no reason, or be fully under optimized or using things the wrong way

@the_horror_fan Ай бұрын

Some of these certification exams are open book certifications.

@the_horror_fan Ай бұрын

My ambition is to be CTO. I have my Master in IT and Bachelors in CS. Now, I am almost complete with my MBA in IT, however, it might take me a long time to be a CTO, and I am 50 years old. It might not even happen. I am glad I got my degrees, but it is a too late to get a position.