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Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (Ckad) Study Guide
Developers with the ability to operate, troubleshoot, and monitor applications in Kubernetes are in high demand today. To meet this need, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation created a certification exam to establish a developer's credibility and value in the job market to work in a Kubernetes environment.
The Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) exam is different from the typical multiple-choice format of other certifications. Instead, the CKAD is a performance-based exam that requires deep knowledge of the tasks under immense time pressure.
This study guide walks you through all the topics you need to fully prepare for the exam. Author Benjamin Muschko also shares his personal experience with preparing for all aspects of the exam.
Learn when and how to apply Kubernetes concepts to manage an application
Understand the objectives, abilities, tips, and tricks needed to pass the CKAD exam
Explore the ins and outs of the kubectl command-line tool
Demonstrate competency for performing the responsibilities of a Kubernetes application developer
Solve real-world Kubernetes problems in a hands-on command-line environment
Navigate and solve questions during the CKAD exam
The Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) exam is different from the typical multiple-choice format of other certifications. Instead, the CKAD is a performance-based exam that requires deep knowledge of the tasks under immense time pressure.
This study guide walks you through all the topics you need to fully prepare for the exam. Author Benjamin Muschko also shares his personal experience with preparing for all aspects of the exam.
Learn when and how to apply Kubernetes concepts to manage an application
Understand the objectives, abilities, tips, and tricks needed to pass the CKAD exam
Explore the ins and outs of the kubectl command-line tool
Demonstrate competency for performing the responsibilities of a Kubernetes application developer
Solve real-world Kubernetes problems in a hands-on command-line environment
Navigate and solve questions during the CKAD exam
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190 pages, ebook
Published February 2, 2021
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July 11, 2021No star rating. Why so? Well, it's a study guide - the best way to rate it is based on the fact whether I actually pass the exam or not, right? Unfortunately, there are always tons of other priorities, so I keep postponing it ...
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1. it's surprisingly short - the author focuses only on what's relevant for CKAD and explicitly omits (mentions but doesn't dive into) stuff that is out-of-scope
2. the structure is very logical, the author is also quite good in presenting conceptual relationships between various entities (e.g. deployments and services, which may appear overlapping at the very first glance)
3. the author does not present full syntax and all the options to do something - e.g. at some point he mentions 'path', but generally always focuses on 1/2 simplest way to achieve the results
4. both summaries and sample problems (with answers at the end of the book) are really helpful
5. there's no 'when things go bad' chapter - and no, I don't mean production encounters (this is the book about certification, not a real-life), but situations when something went not according to your expectations and now you need to find out what has happened and how to fix it - w/o it the book feels like one big, "happy" path scenario
Yeah, I think it's worth re-emphasizing: this is not a good book if you want to learn k8s to use it in some practical scenario. This book is fit for one purpose: passing the CKAD exam. It gives you the basic tools, but you'll need to build up/acquire much more practical experience to get something running for real.
Back to the guide:
1. it's surprisingly short - the author focuses only on what's relevant for CKAD and explicitly omits (mentions but doesn't dive into) stuff that is out-of-scope
2. the structure is very logical, the author is also quite good in presenting conceptual relationships between various entities (e.g. deployments and services, which may appear overlapping at the very first glance)
3. the author does not present full syntax and all the options to do something - e.g. at some point he mentions 'path', but generally always focuses on 1/2 simplest way to achieve the results
4. both summaries and sample problems (with answers at the end of the book) are really helpful
5. there's no 'when things go bad' chapter - and no, I don't mean production encounters (this is the book about certification, not a real-life), but situations when something went not according to your expectations and now you need to find out what has happened and how to fix it - w/o it the book feels like one big, "happy" path scenario
Yeah, I think it's worth re-emphasizing: this is not a good book if you want to learn k8s to use it in some practical scenario. This book is fit for one purpose: passing the CKAD exam. It gives you the basic tools, but you'll need to build up/acquire much more practical experience to get something running for real.
July 9, 2023
Deeply insightful text into a technology not many of us *truly* understand
November 10, 2024
I liked the book and the fact that has questions and their answers.
Quality and information could be better, but definitely a nice resource.
Quality and information could be better, but definitely a nice resource.
March 6, 2022
Quick one, but very practical, concentrates around kubectl and aspects of developing with kubernetes. Not too much theory but that’s not the goal of this position.
August 28, 2021
Well, this book is a quite good source of knowledge required to pass CKAD.
In case anyone would like to take the exam, I can also recommend online courses (for example on KodeKloud).
In case anyone would like to take the exam, I can also recommend online courses (for example on KodeKloud).
January 8, 2022
Covered everything I saw on the current CKAD.
February 12, 2022
short and good read for the exam, but practice is a must! this book is only complementary
February 19, 2022
Not the best resource for learning kubernetes, but did a good job giving an overview and giving hints about how to find more information.
September 9, 2022
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August 28, 2023
to the point, could offer a bit more guidance of further studies
not to fair, but should update to 5 if I actually pass ;-)
not to fair, but should update to 5 if I actually pass ;-)
January 1, 2025
met my 2024 goal!
July 11, 2025
Very good on introducing the basic constructs in Kubernetes. I'll recommend that will start working with it.
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