<ul><li>The author passed the AWS Solutions Architect Associate examination after three months of preparation, but feels incomplete and unsatisfied.</li><li>The author had two main reasons for getting the certification: to get familiar with AWS services and improve their resume.</li><li>Preparing for the certification required memorizing many AWS services that the author may never use in the future.</li><li>Most of the exam questions presented real-world scenarios, making it difficult for the author, an application developer, who hasn’t had extensive experience with AWS.</li><li>The author realizes that their lack of experience in AWS made preparing for the certification difficult.</li><li>The official guide of the certification recommends this certification to those who have more than one year of hands-on experience in AWS.</li><li>The author suggests gaining more experience with AWS services first before getting the AWS SAA certification.</li><li>The certification is worth obtaining, but it does not prove that one can actually solve real-world problems. One should keep learning and practicing to gain new skills and knowledge.</li></ul>

[Opinion] I’ve passed an AWS cert… but is this something for me?

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