It's too hard career to ask questions about it. You need to be very self-sufficient to survive in it.
All these questions can be answered by reaearch which is one of engineer's skills.
I give you a rod instead of a fish.
After sparingly doing 5 years of wordpress, frameworks and web development, I'm gonna learn computer science.
For only 1 year I've been doing automation. And it's the best thing I had occasion to do. Unfortunately not enough resources to continue now.
Automation literally makes you the most cautious tester on the planet. You find so many scenarios you'd be shocked. You predict the unpredictable.
This is the real shit! Hope I'll be able to get some degree whether in terms of success or university.
Connect web dev, crypto, resources and automation. You're gonna be golden.
I don't know what are testing and automation certificates but I'd be happy to hear.