tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7190817189690740872011-04-22T11:12:58.949+05:30Certification through Crowd sourcingAkbar Pashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291540848827747987noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719081718969074087.post-56007647333638466902008-12-01T02:35:00.002+05:302008-12-01T02:38:29.151+05:30Since posting on blogger is such a painful process especially if you have a lot of images to post, I am moving this blog to wordpress. You can find all the latest updates here:<br /><br /><a href="http://flexcertification.wordpress.com/">http://flexcertification.wordpress.com/</a><br /><br />This site would be maintained till Jan 30 2009 for all the people who have subscribed to this site.<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />::akbar<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/719081718969074087-5600764733363846690?l=flex50.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Akbar Pashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291540848827747987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719081718969074087.post-69534482489073677702008-10-12T12:30:00.000+05:302008-10-12T11:13:00.192+05:30In part 2 we will discuss our plan and syllabus we will cover here for the certification. There are 4 areas for certification:<div><br /></div><div><ol><li>Flex Application User Interface Creation</li><li>Flex System Architecture and Design</li><li>Flex Application Programming Fundamentals</li><li>Flex Applications and Remote Data</li></ol><div>In this course I am going to club 1 &amp; 3 as a track and 2 &amp; 4 as another track. The following syllabus will cover 90% of the requirements for the exam. There are going to be exceptions and I might miss some topics - in that case please send me an email at: <a href="mailto:flexcertification@gmail.com">flexcertification@gmail.com</a></div><div><br /></div><div>These tracks will proceed simultaneously for the next 40 days. The last 10 days would be specifically dedicated to exam questions.<br /><br />Below is the tracks structure and I will keep adding stuff as we go on.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Track # 1 - Flex Programming &amp; UI</div><br /><div><ol><li>Introduction to Adobe Flex 2</li></ol><ul><li>Understanding Rich Internet Applications(RIA)</li><li>Flex 2 Product line</li><li>Flash Player, Flash VM</li><li>Flex Application Process Flow</li><li>Flex Elements</li></ul>Track # 2 - Flex System Architecture &amp; Data Services<br /><br /><ol><li>Flex System Architecture</li><li>Flex Data Services<br /></li></ol></div><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/719081718969074087-6953448248907367770?l=flex50.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Akbar Pashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291540848827747987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719081718969074087.post-44855950528104311152008-10-11T15:32:00.001+05:302008-10-11T12:30:13.463+05:30<div>(<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Update:</span> Adobe has released Flex 3 and there will be a Flex 3 certification soon. This blog will exclusively target Flex 2 until the Flex 3 certification details are released - which is Jan 2009)</div><div><br /></div>Here we go, let's get the basics right. The data about certification is spread out across Adobe's website. I am getting all the requisite info for my certification here. To make it easier, I am making it a question &amp; answer mode.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Q: What Certifications are available from Adobe?</span><br />A:<ul><li>Adobe Certified Expert</li><li>Adobe Certified Professional</li><li>Adobe Certified Associate</li><li>Adobe Certified Instructor</li></ul>It could be a little confusing, as the website says it's a ACP exam for Flex 2 but the PDF you download says ACE exam for Flex2. Just remember the exam name.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Q: What is the Certification Path?</span><br />A: Here is a visual<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sF-opjp1NuQ/R5xqWj3xy-I/AAAAAAAAAIU/oyNUxHaCYCM/s1600-h/certification+path.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sF-opjp1NuQ/R5xqWj3xy-I/AAAAAAAAAIU/oyNUxHaCYCM/s400/certification+path.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160116208878603234" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Q: What is the Flex certification exam called?</span><br />A: Adobe Flex 2 Developer Exam<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Q: What will the exam consist?</span><br />A: It will consist of 65 multiple-choice questions. The exam duration might be between 1 to 2 hours. I am not sure how many you need to get right to pass the certification.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Q: Exam Fees?</span><br />A: 150$ as of date.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Q: What are Adobe Flex 2 Topic areas &amp; Objectives of the exam?</span><br />A:<br /><br />Following is a detailed outline of the information covered on the ACE Exam.<br /><br />1. Flex Application User Interface (UI) Creation<br /><ul><li> Identify and describe the basic UI controls used in a Flex application.</li><li> Identify the purpose of UI containers and when to use them.</li><li> Identify how to change the look and feel of a design by using API styles and style sheets.</li><li> Recognize how to customize changes, control-related presentation layouts</li><li>and navigation in an application by using view states, and using transitions and effects.</li></ul><br />2. Flex System Architecture and Design<br /><ul><li> Recognize how UML and Use Cases are used in object-oriented design.</li><li> Identify the relationship of design patterns with respect to system architecture.</li><li> Recognize and describe event-based programming model in events.</li><li> Identify how to build loosely-coupled components.</li><li> Recognize how Inheritance, Encapsulation, and Polymorphism works.</li><li> Recognize the structure of a J2EE architecture.</li></ul><br />3. Flex Application Programming Fundamentals<br /><ul><li>Identify the properties and relationships between classes and objects and how they work in Flex.</li><li>Identify how to display data in Flex.</li><li>Identify how to manipulate data in Flex.</li><li>Recognize how to validate data by using built-in and custom validator classes.</li><li>Recognize how to create and use ActionScript classes.</li><li>Identify the purpose and uses of handling events in Flex.</li><li>Recognize how to use XML data in Flex.</li><li>Recognize how to create and use custom components in Flex.</li><li>Recognize how to display data using diff erent chart types, formats, and legends.</li></ul><br />4. Interacting with Remote Data and Flex Applications<br /><ul><li>Recognize how to use Remote Procedure Call (RPC) services.</li><li>Recognize how to manage data using Flex Data Services (FDS).</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Q: More information?</span><br />A: Check out the comprehensive link:<br /><a href="http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articles/flex_certification.html">http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articles/flex_certification.html</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/719081718969074087-4485595052810431115?l=flex50.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Akbar Pashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291540848827747987noreply@blogger.com2