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Certified Open Source Developer for Enterprise (CODE)

A Certified Open Source Developer for Enterprise (CODE) can demonstrate their ability to perform their developer work collaboratively, transparently and contribute to the open source community while complying with the organization’s policies and processes.

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How will the CODE benefit me?
Open source developers contribute to projects that have a wide-ranging impact on industries, communities, and individuals. Their contributions are often recognized and appreciated by the open source community.
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How will this help an OSPO?
A CODE understands how and where their company's Open Source Program Office (OSPO), or similar open source team involved in open source management, can provide support.
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Who can benefit from this certification?
  • Software Engineers
  • DevSecOps/DevOps Engineers
  • ML/Data Engineers
  • CISOs & CTOs
  • Technical Project Managers
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Domains & Competencies
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Fundamentals of Open Source Software Development24%
Issues & Pull Requests
Code Reviews
Principles of Open Source Software
Open Source Communities
Release Management and Semantic Versioning
Open Source Licensing and Usage Guidelines14%
Intellectual Property, Software Licensing, & Open Source Legalities
Open Source & Copyleft License Compliance
Risk Assessments
Export Control Regulations & Compliance
Contributor License Agreements (CLA) & Developer Certificate of Origins (DCO)
Consuming Open Source Software28%
Codebase Risk
Software Maintenance Plans
The Software Supply Chain
Code Dependencies
Open Source Software Approval Process
Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)
Contributing to Open Source22%
Contribution Strategy
Code and Documentation Best Practices
Copyright Ownership and Intellectual Property
Contribution Risks
Project Types: Business, Personal, and Open Source
Contribution Approval Processes
Open Source Management Operations12%
Contributing to Upstream Projects
Developer Support
Open Source Management Roles and Escalation Paths
A CODE understands how to integrate open source usage and consumption into their software development tasks, following company’s policies and as requested by their managers in an enterprise context. They also understand the role of teams within the organization in charge of open source management (OSPOs) and how to interact with them when dealing with open source issues.
Exam Details & Resources
This exam is an online, proctored, multiple-choice exam.
About the CODE
Once you pass the exam, be sure to add your new badge to your LinkedIn, LFX, GitHub & other profiles to help you better connect with the open source community and distinguish yourself as certified for prospective employers.

Prerequisites
There are no pre-requisites for this exam.
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