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How to pass AZ-204: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure in 4 weeks

Phillip Johnson
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6 min readMay 1, 2022
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Introduction

Having passed AZ-900: Azure Fundamentals exam in February and finishing off an MSc final project in March, I thought I would target sitting the AZ-204: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure exam. I normally give myself 2 to 3 months to work towards Microsoft exams, but the company I work for gets exam credits and access to Microsoft’s Enterprise Skills Initiative so I thought why not have a focused four weeks of study and try sitting the exam. This article details the resources I used, my previous background, and my experience sitting the exam.

Previous Experience

For full transparency, I have over 20 years of experience working in software, primarily with a Microsoft .NET background, and around 4 years on/off experience working with Azure. I sat my first Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) exam in February 2002, a VB6 exam over 20 years ago. I sat the first .NET exam the following year, building up to Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) which I’ve upgraded all the way up to MCSD being retired for the newer Azure certification paths. The last exam I did to…

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Phillip Johnson
Phillip Johnson

Written by Phillip Johnson

Over 20 years experience in software engineering, mostly in leadership positions. Passionate about software craftsmanship.

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