On the first day of MAX I ran across the announcement that Pearson VUE had an open certification lab in the Marriott. I said to myself... 'I ought to do that.' By mid-day the thought nagged me sufficiently to skip lunch and give it a go. For context - I've been developing in Flex/AIR for some time now and always wanted to take the test but changes in the test, addition of AIR, and the lawn gnomes (shudders) all gave me enough reason to wait...

On one hand... I'm not a big fan of tests and have always felt that they aren't conclusive proof that a person isn't stoopid. On the other hand... certifications do represent personal accomplishment and establish (at least) rudimentary skill in a domain. Meh.

So what about the test? Well... I've been working with Flex/AIR for a long - long time and I did this on the spur of the moment (didn't study). If you've been around the block with a couple small Flex/AIR apps... don't sweat it - you'll probably do just fine.

If not... take a quick look at the study guide.

ACE Exam Study Guide for Flex 3 + AIR