Professional Cloud Developer

Build, test, deploy, and integrate cloud-native applications on Google Cloud, and track your readiness for the Professional Cloud Developer exam across every Domain.

Intermediate

Prepare and test your skills

Intermediate

Prepare and test your skills

Concept

pubsub emulator

Topic in 1 exam domain

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A local emulator managed by the `pubsub` group.

Where this appears on the exam

1 subdomain in 1 of 4 domains

Domain 2
Building and testing applications
~23% of exam
1. 2.1Setting up your development environment
  - Emulating Google Cloud services using the Google Cloud CLI for local application development and local unit testing

How learners score on this topic

Last updated November 2, 2026

Professional Cloud Developer

Build, test, deploy, and integrate cloud-native applications on Google Cloud, and track your readiness for the Professional Cloud Developer exam across every Domain.

Intermediate

Prepare and test your skills

Intermediate

Prepare and test your skills

Concept

pubsub emulator

Topic in 1 exam domain

X LinkedIn Facebook Reddit

A local emulator managed by the `pubsub` group.

Where this appears on the exam

1 subdomain in 1 of 4 domains

Domain 2
Building and testing applications
~23% of exam
1. 2.1Setting up your development environment
  - Emulating Google Cloud services using the Google Cloud CLI for local application development and local unit testing

How learners score on this topic

Last updated November 2, 2026