Jeffrey Carpenter

Have you acheived a Cassandra certification? Have colleagues who would benefit from getting certified? We wanted to make sure know about some <a href="https://www.datastax.com/blog/2020/10/your-fast-track-cassandra-certification">recent updates</a> to our <a href="https://www.datastax.com/dev/certifications">certification program</a> to make it easier than ever to earn your Cassandra Developer or Cassandra Administrator certification:

<ul>
	<li>We updated the exams to eliminate confusing questions and emphasize problem solving over memorization. We’ve already observed a slight increase in the pass rate!</li>
	<li>Our new <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/certification-exam-preparation-workshop-tickets-123447365393">exam preparation workshop</a> will be offered monthly, with the first sessions on Nov 4 and 5. Experience sample questions in a fun environment and ask questions of our experts.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>There’s a new free 20-question practice exam on our <a href="https://certification.mettl.com/datastax/applicant/signup">certification site</a> you can use to check your knowledge, then take the real exam on demand when you’re ready.</li>
	<li>We’ve lowered the exam fee to $145 and free vouchers are available to those who have completed a learning path on <a href="https://www.datastax.com/dev/academy">DataStax Academy.</a></li>
</ul>

Visit our <a href="https://www.datastax.com/dev/certifications">certification page</a> to pick a learning path and get started today.

<h4>Upcoming Events</h4>

<ul>
	<li>November 3: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/global-cassandra-meetup-tickets-123339376395">Cassandra Global Meetup with Tej Malepati (Target)</a></li>
	<li>November 4 &amp; 5: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/certification-exam-preparation-workshop-tickets-123447365393">Certification Exam Preparation Workshop</a></li>
	<li>
	<h4>December 9: <a href="https://events.datastax.com/reactwithcassandra">Game Development with JAMstack + Cassandra</a></h4>
	</li>
</ul>

<h4>Example of the Week</h4>

<ul>
	<li>This week’s example is <a href="https://github.com/DataStax-Examples/java-framework-compare">A Comparison of Java Frameworks</a> - contributed by <a href="https://github.com/tomekl007">@tomekl007</a></li>
	<li>This example contains a microbenchmark that collects the compile time, startup time, memory usage, and load time of simple "Hello World"-like apps in Spring, Quarkus, Micronaut, and Helidon.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>You will need an Astra database to run this example - Sign up for your <a href="https://astra.datastax.com/register?utm_source=devplay&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=20201031">free Astra database</a> if you haven’t already.</li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>Walk through the example with Tomasz Lelek, Software Engineer at DataStax - <a href="https://youtu.be/_2j3LiS1DSY">YouTube Video</a></li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>Do you have an example you’d like to submit? Use the <a href="https://www.datastax.com/examples/datastax-examples-submission-form">DataStax Examples submission form</a></li>
</ul>

<h4>Community Highlights from <a href="https://cassandra.link/">Cassandra.Link</a></h4>

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://cassandra.link/post/study-guide-cassandra-reads-and-writes">Study Guide: Cassandra Reads and Writes</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://cassandra.link/post/kubernetes-logs-analysis-with-elassandra-fluent-bit-and-kibana">Kubernetes logs analysis with Elassandra, Fluent-Bit and Kibana</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://cassandra.link/post/open-source-bi-tools-and-cassandra-business-platform-team">Open Source BI Tools and Cassandra</a></li>
</ul>

<h4>Halloween Throwback</h4>

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkKaJROI9VE">Data Modeling Horror Stories - Distributed Data Show</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

 
What would you like to hear more about? Let us know at: <a href="mailto:developer@datastax.com">developer@datastax.com</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/datastaxdevs?lang=en">@DataStaxDevs</a>.&nbsp;

Developer Newsletter: Your Fast Track To Cassandra Certification

Jeffrey CarpenterSoftware Engineer - Stargate

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