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Is the CCNA certificate worth it for Software developers?

TLDR: I am not talking about the CCNA material (which is great for learning networking, albeit a bit too much detail for software devs), I am asking about the certificate itself, is it worth it to spend months preparing for the certificate, spending $300 on it, passing it and then putting it on your resume? Does it matter if I am open to move to DevOps positions in the future?

Background: I am a self-taught Software dev with about 4 YOE, and in order to teach myself Networking & CyberSecurity, stumbled upon this Jeremy IT Labs UT Course on CCNA. The course has been tremendously helpful in teaching me how networks actually work. It has a lot more detail than I what I needed (the ios cli, labs & configuration etc), but it has been worth it so far (I'm on day 55). However, now I am wondering if I should spend the money and effort to actually get the CCNA certificate itself. (I know 1 course is not enough to pass that certificate, I will have to spend many more hours diving into the details, memorizing things and making connections between concepts and topics)

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