/knowledge/learning-log paper trail · every input that left a note
the learning log.
Books I've finished. Certifications I've passed (and the one I'm chewing on now). Each row links to the Zettel notes I took — proof that something stuck.
23
books · read
7
certs · passed
1,318
zk notes
01 [currently] what I'm in the middle of
book · now
book cover
started 2026-04-12
The SRE Workbook
Beyer · Murphy · Rensin · 2018
ch. 4 of 8 · 62%
cert · now
exam scheduled · jul 14
CKA · Certified Kubernetes Admin
linux foundation · v1.30
domains
cluster arch
✓ done
✓ done
workloads
✓ done
✓ done
sched + life
✓ done
✓ done
services + net
◦ todo
◦ todo
storage + tr
◦ todo
◦ todo
02 [books · read] newest first · 23 total
topicalldevopssystemsmental-modelscraftsortrecentmost-notedrating
finishedtitleauthorratingnotesreview
2026-03Designing Data-Intensive Applications
systemsThe Pragmatic Programmer (20th)
craftHow to Take Smart Notes
mental-modelsThe Site Reliability Workbook (skim)
devopsA Philosophy of Software Design
craftThinking in Systems
mental-modelsThe Linux Programming Interface (ref)
systemsAccelerate
devopsTidy First?
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03 [certifications] passed · 7 total
01
passed · 2024-04 ✓ valid
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services
score
847 / 1000
847 / 1000
expires
2027-04
2027-04
6 zk notes ↗ credential ↗
02
passed · 2024-09 ✓ valid
Terraform Associate (003)
HashiCorp
score
pass
pass
expires
2026-09
2026-09
9 zk notes ↗ credential ↗
03
passed · 2024-12 ✓ valid
Docker DCA
Mirantis
score
78%
78%
expires
2026-12
2026-12
8 zk notes ↗ credential ↗
04
passed · 2025-02 ✓ valid
GitHub Actions · cert
GitHub
score
pass
pass
expires
—
—
4 zk notes ↗ credential ↗
05
passed · 2025-05 ✓ valid
KCNA — Kubernetes & Cloud Native
Linux Foundation
score
88%
88%
expires
2027-05
2027-05
11 zk notes ↗ credential ↗
06
passed · 2025-09 ✓ valid
AWS Solutions Architect Associate
Amazon Web Services
score
824 / 1000
824 / 1000
expires
2028-09
2028-09
16 zk notes ↗ credential ↗
07
passed · 2026-01 ✓ valid
Linux Foundation Sysadmin (LFCS)
Linux Foundation
score
76%
76%
expires
2028-01
2028-01
12 zk notes ↗ credential ↗