The latest articles on DEV Community by Nicholas R Johnson (@nicholasrjohnson). https://dev.to/nicholasrjohnson https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F2989868%2F627bc1fa-0fd7-468a-9380-d34aae3f3c84.jpeg https://dev.to/nicholasrjohnson en Nicholas R Johnson Mon, 12 May 2025 08:37:19 +0000 https://dev.to/nicholasrjohnson/changing-careers-5g0p https://dev.to/nicholasrjohnson/changing-careers-5g0p <p>Last week I am making a transition to becoming an electronic music artist.</p> <p>Have been producing since 2001. I was DJ Underside in Rochester, NY. Then, I produced for a rap group called Barabbas. After that, I became Nikao. I was underground for over 20 years!</p> <p>Now, I came up out of the abyss last week. I am doing away with all the facades. I am just Nicholas R Johnson.</p> <p>New Album out in stores yestersday!</p> <p><a href="https://youtu.be/qtq0phRNf7w?feature=shared" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://youtu.be/qtq0phRNf7w?feature=shared</a></p> career discuss music distribution Nicholas R Johnson Sat, 29 Mar 2025 19:17:37 +0000 https://dev.to/nicholasrjohnson/a-204-is-more-of-an-admin-cert-than-a-developer-cert-4edb https://dev.to/nicholasrjohnson/a-204-is-more-of-an-admin-cert-than-a-developer-cert-4edb <p>As I have been searching for work, I have been working on certifications. I am a software engineer by trade, and my mentor told me to get the AZ-900 and the AZ-204 certifications to prep being a Azure Cloud developer. I got the AZ-900, but as I study for the AZ-204, it seems to be less of a cert that helps with programming on the cloud, but is more about management and administration of code on the cloud. Does anyone know any more about what certifications would be helpful to show myself worthy of working on code with Azure?</p> <p>Thanks.</p> programming azure certification