Mission-based developer certification system and method

A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium storing instructions executable by a processor of a computer system, wherein the instructions comprise instructions to:

• store a database comprising a plurality of training activities and a plurality of developer records, wherein the plurality of training activities correspond to features of a software platform, and wherein each developer record of the plurality of developer records comprises a score for each of the plurality of training activities;
• update the database to include a new training activity corresponding to a new feature of the software platform, wherein the new training activity comprises documentation associated with the new feature of the software platform, an instructional video corresponding to the new feature, a coding example utilizing the new feature, or a combination thereof;
• update one or more developer records of the plurality of developer records to include one or more respective scores corresponding to the new training activity;
• receive a search request comprising a set of features of the software platform, wherein the set of features specifies the new feature;
• and
• in response to receiving the search request, determine a ranked listing of at least a portion of the plurality of developer records, wherein determining the ranked listing comprises:
• determining respective weights associated with training activities corresponding to the set of features;
• determining, for each developer record of the plurality of developer records, respective scores associated with the training activities corresponding to the set of features;
• and
• determining a respective combined score for each developer record of the plurality of developer records by combining the respective scores associated with the training activities corresponding to the set of features for each developer record of the plurality of developer records based at least in part on the respective weights associated with the training activities corresponding to the set of features, wherein the ranked listing comprises a set of developer records, wherein the respective combined score for each developer record of the set of developer records is greater than a threshold score.

A system, comprising:

• one or more memory structures storing a database that comprises a plurality of training activities and a plurality of developer records, wherein the plurality of training activities correspond to features of a software platform, and wherein each developer record of the plurality of developer records comprises a score for each of the plurality of training activities;
• and
• one or more processors configured to execute instructions stored in the one or more memory structures to cause the system to perform actions comprising:
• updating the database to include a new training activity corresponding to a new feature of the software platform, wherein the new training activity comprises documentation associated with the new feature of the software platform, an instructional video corresponding to the new feature, a coding example utilizing the new feature, or a combination thereof;
• updating a first developer record of the plurality of developer records to include a first new score corresponding to the new training activity;
• updating a second developer record of the plurality of developer records to include a second new score corresponding the new training activity;
• receiving a search request that specifies a set of features of the software platform, wherein the set of features comprises the new feature and at least one additional feature of the features of the software platform;
• and
• in response to the search request:
• determining, via the one or more processors, a first combined score for the first developer record based at least in part on the first new score and a third score of the first developer record associated with the at least one additional feature;
• determining, via the one or more processors, a second combined score for the second developer record based at least in part on the second new score and a fourth score of the second developer record associated with the at least one additional feature;
• and
• determining a ranked listing of at least a portion of the plurality of developer records based at least in part on the first combined score and the second combined score, wherein each developer record of the portion of the plurality of developer records in the ranked listing comprises a respective combined score greater than a threshold score.