How to pass the Spryker Certified Developer Zertifizierung

How to I prepare myself for the exam?

Preparation is everything. Relying on experience alone may not be enough. Even if you've been working with Spryker for a while, there may be parts of the system you've never seen before. Take a look at the following topics and be honest with yourself if you are familiar with all of them.

• Spryker Development Patterns and Best Practices

  • You are familiar with basic philosophies like Clean Code, SOLID, and all the technologies the framework is built on.

  • You understand how the framework separates logic and how all the pieces communicate with each other

  • You know how to create and extend Spryker modules, and how to configure their interaction and behavior.

  Resources

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/modularity-and-shop-suite

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/tutorial-architecture-walkthrough-scos

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/core-extension

• Docker Set Up

  • You understand the recommended way to set up Docker for development.

  • You know what your options are, what services are included, and how to access and configure them.

  Resources:

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/installation-guide-b2c 

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/docker-installation-prerequisites 

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/installation-guide-development-mode 

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/debugging-setup 

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/technology-stack 

• Data Import & Export

  • You can use the standard method of importing data into the Spryker system using the Data Import module.

  • You will know where to store the data.

  • You will be able to tell the system what type of data you want to take from what source.

  • Knowledge of optimization is a great advantage.

  Resources:

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/about-demo-shop-data-import 

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/data-importers-review-implementation 

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/ht-data-import 

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/dataimporter-speed-optimization

• Middleware

  • You are familiar with the concepts of Spryker Middleware.

  • Know which components to use and how to connect them

  • You know how to add and configure middleware processes and the options you have for consuming, processing, and storing data.

  Resources:

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/spryker-middleware

• ZED GUI

  • You know how to communicate between the business layer and the persistence layer allows business entities to be retrieved, processed, and stored.

  • You are familiar with the basic concepts of retrieving data from the database and presenting it to the user through the standard mechanisms provided by the back-end UI, such as tables or forms.

  • You understand how and why we divide the responsibilities of the business, persistence, and communication layers

  Resources:

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/t-working-tables 

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/t-create-table-view 

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/t-working-forms 

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/form-and-validator 

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/persistence-layer 

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/business-layer

• Publish & Synchronize

  The Publish & Synchronize mechanism responds to changes in the relational database by preparing and distributing a read-optimized, denormalized data model.

  • You understand the underlying principles

  • You are able to extend this system to new and existing business units

  Resources:

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/publish-and-synchronization 

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/publish-and-synchronization-reference 

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/t-handling-data-publish-and-sync-scos 

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/p-s-and-multi-store-shop-systems 

• Search

  • You know the basics of Elasticsearch and the basic document structure that Spryker builds on top of it.

  • You know how to retrieve data from the search engine using the existing Spryker infrastructure.

  Resources:

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/search-design-patterns 

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/configuring-search-query 

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/boosting-cart-based-search 

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/search-types-overview 

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/category-filters-overview 

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/standard-filters-overview 

• CMS

  • You are familiar with the basic content management components provided by Spryker.

  • You will be able to add your own CMS pages and CMS blocks.

  • You will be able to create redirects.

  • Understand how to add dynamic content to Spryker CMS components.

  Resources:

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/cms

• Glue API

  • You understand the principles and components required to deploy a Glue application.

  • You can effectively create and query new and existing resources.

  Resources:

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/glue-rest-api

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/glue-infrastructure

  • https://spryker.wistia.com/medias/918ahfnjkc

• Check Out

  • You understand how to customize Spryker StepEngine to meet your needs by adding and modifying steps in the process that populates QuoteTransfer.

  Resources:

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/step-engine-workflow

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/checkout-steps

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/t-checkout-and-step-engine-spryker-commerce-os

• Testing

  • You understand the basic testing concepts Spryker recommends

  • You are familiar with the tools Spryker offers in addition to the well-known solutions such as PHPUnit and Codeception.

  Resources:

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/testing-concepts

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/t-testing-tdd-scos

• Multistore

  • You should be familiar with configuring new stores.

  • Experience setting up a multistore environment is a plus.

  Resources:

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/multiple-stores

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/product-store-relation-feature-integration

• Atomic Frontend

  • You know the basic principles of Spryker Atomic Design.

  • You know why and how it is used

  • You are able to create, modify and register new and existing components.

  Resources:

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/atomic-frontend 

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/t-customize-spryker-frontend 

  • https://documentation.spryker.com/docs/yves-multi-themes#