From: dblack@...
Date: 2006-11-11T10:57:12+09:00
Subject: Re: looking for some feedback about Certification

Hi --

On Sat, 11 Nov 2006, pat eyler wrote:

> Aaah, nothing like a good controversial topic to stir up a holy war
> for the weekend.
>
> I've posted two different requests for feedback on a project over at my 
> blog:
>
> http://on-ruby.blogspot.com/2006/11/ruby-certification-is-it-worth-it.html
> http://on-ruby.blogspot.com/2006/11/ruby-certification-what-should-it.html
>
> They boil down to this:  I've been asked to help a university put
> together a
> continuing education program to teach Ruby.  It will be a three course
> series and will end with a Ruby Certification for the students completing
> it.  I'd like to collect your opinions about two things:
> 1) Is Ruby ready for/in need of a certification program?
> 2) What should be in a program like this?
>
> I'd like to collect the feedback in blog comments (easier to refer
> to them, etc.), but I realize that just bringing it up here is liable to
> cause a mailstrom of emails, news posts, etc. -- please, at least
> try to keep it civil if you're going to reply here (for whatever value
> of here is appropriate for the way you consume ruby-talk)

I think it's fine for the institution to offer a certificate in Ruby
programming, but I don't think it has any implications for Ruby per
se.  In other words, I would not call people who take the course
certified Rubyists, but rather holders of a certificate in Ruby from
such-and-such an institution.


David

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