By admin • April 25, 2024
I recently took the XM Cloud Developer Certification exam, and I think sharing my experience to the public will help them cover the exam
About the Exam
50 questions for 100 minutes to finish it.
To pass and obtain certification, minimum score of 80% is required
Pre-requisites
This exam is intended for Sitecore XM Cloud developers. You should be familiar with Sitecore Cloud portal and XM Cloud application. It will be good to have some basic experience with Sitecore JSS as well.
Exam Competencies
The exam covers a wide range of topics, including:
- XM Cloud Architecture and Developer Workflow – 12%
- Deployment of XM Cloud Projects – 16%
- Renderings and Layout – 14%
- Sitecore Content Serialization – 14%
- Sitecore APIs & Webhooks – 10%
- XM Cloud Pages – 10%
- Security for Developers – 10%
- Data Modeling – 14%
How to Prepare for the Exam
- Sitecore e-learning platform, is where you should start.
- XM Cloud documentation for developers contains detailed information for each topic.
- If possible, spend time on XM Cloud portal to navigate trhough different sections, to understand each topic in real exams
- Sitecore Videos are in a great help.
- I've generated 81 different questions with possible answers and created Google Forms with them. I've divided the questions by competency so each colleague can test specific areas, rather than answering all the questions. If you would like to test your competencies, send me a message, and I will provide you with the link to the form.
