From: Patrick Hurley <phurley@...>
Date: 2006-11-11T07:29:40+09:00
Subject: Re: looking for some feedback about Certification

On 11/10/06, Gustav Paul <gustav@rails.co.za> wrote:
> pat eyler wrote:
> >  1) Is Ruby ready for/in need of a certification program?

With the growing size of the Ruby community (and demand for Ruby
programmers) there will undoubtedly be programs of this sort. Of
course having said that, I personally consider certifications programs
(especially for programming languages) one of the worst hiring metrics
available. If you want to find a good programmer, looking for a
language specific certificate is a terrible mistake.

> >  2) What should be in a program like this?

A few questions first:

1. Intended audience (experienced programmers, web designers, career
switching accountants)?

2. With or without Rails (is this web focused or general Ruby)?

3. You mentioned 3 courses, how long is each course?

pth