High-value certifications
Widely respected Java certifications:
- Java 21 — official certification track
- Spring Boot — official certification track
- Maven/Gradle — official certification track
- IntelliJ IDEA — official certification track
How to sequence
A typical certification path:
- Foundation cert first (broad, cheap)
- Role-specific cert next
- Specialist certs only after 2 years of work
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