nodejs-certified-developer/certification

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certification's Issues

update?

Hello amazing people,

I just wanted to know if the certification is still expected to be available to general public from March 2018 (or perhaps the first half of 2018).

I'll have some extra time on my hands in the next 4 months so I'm trying to decide how I'm gonna spend it. It would be great if you could confirm that the certification will be ready in the first half of 2018 so I could go right to studying.

Thanks a bunch.
Ondra

Node Certification Community Meeting

Hello,

I thought we'd try to get a meeting set-up to catch up with those people involved in the certification from earlier on and talk about plans going forward. I picked a time but if there needs to be another time we'll set up a Doodle.

I suggested March 15th at 12:00 Noon Eastern (UTC 5:00 p.m.).

Node.js Foundation is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Node.js Foundation's Certification Meeting
Time: Mar 15, 2018 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Final RFP on Node.js Website

The final RFP for the Certification can be found here .

RFP Issue: 3.2 should be a bullet of 3.1.3

cc @mrhinkle

Collaborators Meeting - May 3

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Pricing?

I know this might be premature, but I can't wait to know!
How much this certification is gonna cost? If there is still impossible to know, what's needed to determine that price?

ps: It looks like you missed to update the timeline here or are they different timelines?

Cheers.

How can i contribute ?

Why i take this certification, mean what is the benefit?

Is Node.js Certification based on Node.js Core modules?

Hi,

I looked at the final topics which certification will cover, but it is not clear to me if this test will be based only on Node.js Core modules, or it will assume using modules from npm? Could you please clarify this. For example, if unit testing will be based only on built-in assert module or assume using testing frameworks like Mocha for example, where with security topic some npm tools can be used (probably for security section this page https://nodesecroadmap.fyi/ , will be good to train).

Thank you in advance for your answer

Regards,
Łukasz

Testing environment.

I signed-up for the beta test certification exam, paid the fee, scheduled the test, logged-in on-time.

Communicated with the proctor. At this point I would expect to take the test.

To my surprise the test is done via remote desktop (VNC) through Chrome. The expectation from the test facilitators is that people will write code doing remote desktop sharing through a web browser.

Certainly, I have written code on remote machines. I avoid it as much as possible but sometimes its necessary. In those circumstances I choose vim/ssh. Who actually tries to program a computer via remote desktop using VNC through google chrome? I would rather vacation at a Siberia Gulag in January.

I think anybody with some programming experience would question the usability of this set-up.

I just cant imagine how the facilitators would deem this reasonable.

The test facilitators are

Had this been made clear to me in the beginning of the process I would have not participated.

Test Facilitators:
The Linux Foundation (linuxfoundation.org) and PSI Testing (psionline.com)

Test Title:
OpenJS Node.js Application Developer (JSNAD)

Cost $100

I strongly encourage anybody considering this OpenJS/NodeJS certification – know what to expect.

Further I would like to know the number of those who paid the fee, completed the test, and what was their experience.

Need Peer Review for PRs for Node Certification Requests

Hello, @nodejs-certified-developer/contributors we are getting close to an alpha of Node Certification test but we need some peer reviewers of the test questions and we are putting forth a call for volunteers to help reviewer the PRs against the existing questions. If you'd like to be involved we would be grateful for any help @afisher9 will provide you with an NDA for the questions if you haven't processed one yet.

Is Nodejs certification ever going to be a thing?

I live in France and I would like to get certified, as of now, is it clear whether or not we'll have any official certification exams anywhen soon?
Thank you

Today's Node.js Certification Meeting

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Node Certification Meeting April 26

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Agenda

Updates on Peer Reviews
Updates on RFP

Node Collaborators Meeting - May 17, 2018

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Node Certification Collaborators Meeting - April 5th

Here's the call information for the April 5th Node Certification.

Agenda

• Update on peer-review for open PRs on questions
• Update on feedback from initial testers of the Certification
• Discussion on the RFP for ongoing maintenance

All contributors are welcome @nodejs-certified-developer/contributors

Topic: Node.js Certification Meeting
Time: April 5, 2018 11:00 AM Eastern Hi there,

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Establish basic requirements to vet trainings and courses for certification prep

It would be extremely helpful for us to provide a list of trainings and courses(online or in-person) that candidates could use to prep for the Node.js Certified Developer exam.

We first should start talking about some basic requirements we could use to vet courses and trainings.

What should that look like?

• covers topics being tested on the Node.js Certified Developer exam
• provides code-based preparation
• estimated X hours of material
• updated materials: what versions is it teaching?
• your heart's desire here

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For reference, THESE are the topics covered in the Node.js Certified Developer exam as established by an earlier workshop of experts and that we've been writing items within:

• Unit Testing
• Diagnostics(Basics, Debugging, Performance)
• http(s) TCP
• Events
• Child Processes(Basics, no IPC/fork)
• Buffers and Streams
• Error Handling
• File System
• Control flow(Async tasks, callbacks)
• CLI (-E, -R, etc.)
• Package.json
• JavaScript Prerequisites (Closures, prototypes, var/let/const)
• Security(basics only)
• Module system(scope)
• Process/Operating System(no IPC)

Node Certification Collaborators Meeting - March 29, 2018

Agenda

• Feedback from pre-Alpha reviewers
• Feedback on RFP for long-term maintenance

Topic: Node.js Foundation's Certification Collaborators Meeting
Time: this is a recurring meeting Meet anytime
Hi there,

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Sample question guide for certification

Hi,
I am beginner to the Node js world. I had a long experience with Adobe coldfusion but Node is really a new world for me. I have seen the topics but where I will get some sample question.

Can you come up with more detail syllabus?
I am also not seeing any preparation guide.

Node Certification - April 12

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RFP issue: Attachment A is missing

@mrhinkle please can you provide the Contract (Attachment A) mentioned in section 4.4 of the RFP

Seeking beta testers!

We are looking for folks who would like to be considered for early access to beta testing the Node.js Certified Developer Exam. If you are selected, you are eligible to certify in this phase if you receive a passing score.

To apply, go HERE.

Node Certification Collaborators Meeting

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Next Node.js Certified Developer Contributors Meeting

Per the meeting today (#7), we wanted to get another meeting on the Calendar to discuss next steps as a group.

I wanted to be sure that we included everyone in this process, including those that didn't have a chance to participate in the discussion today - I went ahead and created the @nodejs-certified-developer/contributors team to make sure everyone can be made aware as effectively as possible.

Mark has planned for the next meeting to be on March 22nd at 11:00am ET. We're trying to accommodate many time zones here, so hopefully that will work for almost everyone. If we need to tweak it for more individuals to be able to make it, we can definitely attempt that for the next meeting 👍

Review Checklist

Please copy the following checklist, paste it into the PR thread and complete when reviewing item PR's:

- [ ] check for typos
- [ ] comprehension – does it make sense, what about to non-native English speakers?
- [ ] files structure - do they match the meta data in the questions markdown doc
- [ ] in the markdown doc, is the goal aligned with task 
- [ ] in the markdown doc, are the correct files hidden 
- [ ] ensure the phase is completed
- [ ] check that the variant number matches the item code
- [ ] assertion code - does it cover all cases/approaches
- [ ] package.json - any stray deps, correctly named etc.
- [ ] is the description correctly duplicated in project folder (IMPORTANT)
- [ ] do supplied answers correctly validate IN NODE 10
- [ ] is the question still relevant in a Node 10 context

NCD Exam

Is the Certification exam available and where to take it ?