Cloud Certs & Development

First, while I am still meticulously reworking imagery to ensure full IP compliance with Steam, I took the opportunity in recent months to pursue two advanced Azure certifications.

I successfully completed the following:

  • AZ-204: Developer Associate
    This certification covers core topics such as working with Storage Accounts, Virtual Machines, and Containers. I passed this exam with confidence.

  • AZ-400: DevOps Engineer Expert
    Building on the Developer Associate, I pursued the DevOps Engineer Expert certification. Due to the breadth of content—particularly Pipelines and integration with adjacent Azure services like GitHub and Azure DevOps—this exam was more challenging, but I successfully passed.

Microsoft Certs

To prepare, I thoroughly researched and created sets of exam questions, which I am sharing on GitHub as downloadable PDFs. These repositories are pinned to the top of my profile.
Each set contains approximately 350 questions focused on the key topics for each certification. Creating and working through these questions was instrumental to my preparation and exam success.

Github Shared PDF Learning Material

One significant topic in the Developer exam was Azure API Management (APIM). After learning about its capabilities, I immediately integrated APIM into the WTF Model project.

Key benefits of APIM:

  • Provides an abstracted, feature-rich layer between backend and frontend applications.
  • The consumption plan makes it affordable even for independent developers.
New APIM Setup

I initially encountered some issues with PreFlight requests and authentication, but the setup now correctly passes all headers and CORS is properly configured. This abstraction adds flexibility, improves security, and enables quick backend swaps if required.
Currently, my backend consists solely of Azure Functions, but APIM ensures adaptability for future requirements. In the screen example from the Chrome DevTools Network tab shown, i use this to validate a customer key before granting access to the site.

Developer Tools in Browser

I will continue to provide updates on the WTF Model project as development progresses.

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