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possible to get a study guide and just take the tests? - About coding exams


Posted: Dec 24, 2011

Is it possible to get a study guide and just take the tests?  Do you really have to go to school?

Many do it just that way - Coder

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Is it possible to get a study guide and just take the tests? Yup.

Do you really have to go to school? Nope.

The only hitch is that you somehow have to learn how to code.

There are study guides, but it isn't as if they tell you everything you need to know.

A lot of people learn on the job.



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