Red Hat Certified Specialist in Event-Driven Application Development Exam

The Red Hat Certified Specialist in Event-Driven Application Development exam tests your skills and knowledge with regard to coding event-driven applications using Apache Kafka and developing Apache Kafka Streams. The exam focuses on the basic skills required for building applications using event-driven architecture.

By passing this exam, you become a Red Hat Certified Specialist in Event-Driven Development with Kafka, which also counts toward earning a Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA®) certification.

This exam is based on Red Hat® AMQ® Streams 1.8 with Apache Kafka 2.8.

Audience for this exam

The following audiences may be interested in earning the Red Hat Certified Specialist in Event-Driven Development with Kafka credential:

• Java developers and architects who are implementing event-driven applications using Apache Kafka and Kubernetes.
• Red Hat Certified professionals who wish to pursue Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) certification.

Prerequisites for this exam

• Familiarity with using VSCode/VSCodium in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux environment.
• Good experience with Java SE, including a knowledge and understanding of the core Java concepts and APIs. For example, exceptions, annotations, lambdas, and familiarity with functional programming and the Collections API are all required.
• Some familiarity with OpenShift/Kubernetes is beneficial.
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