After passing 6 AWS certs, my knowledge is decaying faster than I expected. Idea inside — would this help?
I passed 6 AWS certs (all non-specialty) a few years back. I was proud. Then life happened — I stopped using some services daily, AWS launched a hundred new ones, and now when I look at SAP-level scenario questions, I freeze on things I used to nail in my sleep.
Recertifying every 3-4 years feels like cramming all over again instead of staying sharp the whole time.
I've been sketching an idea and want a sanity check before I build:
have
- A 5-minute-a-day app. One question per cert per day, tailored to where your knowledge is weakest.
- An RPG avatar that reflects your cert portfolio — gear, weapons, armor that visualize what you've earned.
- Here's the twist: if you skip days or answer wrong and don't retry, your gear *rusts and decays* based on a real forgetting-curve model. The avatar literally shows you which knowledge domain is fading. Cost optimization questions failing? Your coin purse goes empty. Security domain rusting? Your shield cracks.
- Multi-cloud and adjacent certs combine — AWS + Azure + PMP gives you different gear than AWS alone.
- Not exam prep. Designed for people who have already passed and want to stay current.
Questions I'd love your honest answers to:
- Is the "my certs are fading" feeling real for you, or am I projecting?
- Would a daily 5-minute habit actually fit your life, or is this another app that dies after week 2?
- AWS Cloud Quest exists and is free for recert — does that already solve this for you?
- Would you pay something like $5/month for this, or only if your employer covered it?
- What would make you uninstall it within a week?
Not launching anything, no link, no signup. Just trying to figure out if the problem is real before I spend months on the wrong thing. Brutal honesty appreciated.