My journey began 7 years ago. I was supposed to choose an integration platform for our project, and this is how I “met” Mule ESB. Although the barriers to entry are low with MuleSoft, it was not an easy task to become a certified Integration Professional. I’ve learned by myself a lot, mainly using the official documentation. The MuleSoft community played an important role as well. Without the awesome blogs that other MuleSoft developers share on a regular basis, it would have been much harder. I’ve also earned a lot of experience working on many integration projects, and after a few years, I was able to pass my first certifications. The Integration Professional certification clearly relied on my many years of working on MuleSoft daily. This certification gave me both the confirmation of my skills and more self-confidence.