The worst part is I live in a tiny apartment and don't have any rooms without words (or things) everywhere - art on walls, cat food shelves, bookshelves, etc. so I had to move to my balcony last minute after they said no to the room I planned to use. And then I forgot to remove my watch, so they messaged me during the test and made me move my laptop camera around a bunch to re-check the space. So during the test, every time someone drove by with loud radio or something, I stressed that they would invalidate my test. 😅😭 Definitely 0 out of 10, do not recommend starting the exam with that kind of last-minute stress. I wish there was a way we could have submitted room photos ahead of time so I could plan better. I probably should have put that in the feedback at the end, but I was just so glad to be done I skipped the surveys. 🙃 My journey: I started using Claude Co-Work and Claude Code in April as a non-coder. I reached out to join this group & take the test last weekend I used claudestudycards.com, claudecertificationguide.com, and the Purcell practice exam throughout the week to prep. You can all do it!

Finally, it's here! When I started prepping for the CCAF, the official materials read like they were written for developers, were dry and could not get through them. So I built my own solution from: YouTube series, practice exams, the official guide on repeat - and used Claude Code to check everything against Anthropic's developer docs so it was actually correct. What is claudestudycards.com? - 382 flashcards, organized by the exam's 5 official domains and their real weightings - Every card tagged to a task statement on the exam blueprint — nothing off-topic - Every card explains the answer in plain English first, then why each wrong option is wrong - A Random Practice Exam — 60 timed questions, fresh draw every time, for reps - formatted just like the Pearson exam (not the actual exam content, but the layout you will see on the screen). - A Static Practice Exam — same test every time, so you can measure whether you're improving - Bookmarks, a Review Queue, and progress tracking that saves to your account Why use it - The exam isn't "spot the fake answer." It's "pick the smartest of four real answers." The cards teach you how. - Written for non-technical people. Terms defined, analogies for everything. - Free for our group What I'm asking Use it like you're actually studying — a few real sessions. When something is confusing, broken, or wrong, tell me. Screenshot it, post it here. No note is too small. 👉 claudestudycards.com — sign up with your email, confirm, you're in. Some of you have gotten ahold of this before today. I would do a hard refresh on your screen (Command +R on mac, not sure on windows) to have it sync with the current code so you see the updated version. It's pretty self explanatory, but watch the video for a tour: https://youtu.be/YJgCohcBdIc

Thanks to everyone in this group for their contributions, and special mention to @Alice Bazdikian and @Anita Ortiz for the accountability and group support, and @Hsin-chih Lee for the insights that really helped me feel ready. See you all on the next calls!