I was thinking of taking Magento Certification exam, but a question popped up my mind. As Magento 2 is expected to come early next year is it advisable to take the certification exam now as I assume Magento 2 won't be backward compatible and its core code structure has changed too.
So will the current certification hold the same value as it is now? Will there be a new certification exam for Magento 2?
If you have decided that certification is something you want to do then I would say it's still worth it yes. A few months ago release candidate was slated for March next year with full release slated for the end of next year. No idea if that's still the case now and I don't know if anyone really knows if this is accurate (it was also slated for beta release in December this year - I'll be surprised tbh) - if anything it's probably case scenario. Even if Magento 2 is released sooner rather than later, if you are looking to become certified to improve your profile as a developer and so get more development work then there will be plenty of Magento 1 projects out there for a very long time to come, well after Magento 2 sees the light of day.
Dexter, Magento 2 will be released on December 2015 in production version so it's plenty of time.
I think it's still worth to take Magento 1 exam, for sure Magento 1 stores will be around for years and they will still need to get developer's support.
