Topics
The article library, organized by decision
Six hubs, one per question class. Every article underneath is citation-gated: figures trace to official sources, and where the industry’s number is invented, the article says so.
Certification difficulty & pass rates
Structure-based difficulty scores, and why every pass-rate number you see is unofficial.
Which certification is worth it?
Worth-it verdicts and head-to-head comparisons, cited — including when the answer is "skip it."
Certification costs & funding
Real exam, renewal, and training costs from official pages — and the programs that pay them.
Tech pay, honestly
Occupation-level BLS pay, by role and metro — never self-reported crowd numbers.
Career change into tech
What your current work actually transfers, from O*NET work-activity overlap.
Honest answers: checking the claims
Pass rates, placement rates, guarantees — the industry’s numbers, checked against sources.