From: James Britt <james.britt@...>
Date: 2006-11-11T12:46:38+09:00
Subject: Re: looking for some feedback about Certification

dblack@wobblini.net wrote:

> 
> 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.


Jamis' comment on Pat's blog, though, hit the nail on the head in 
pointing out that anything called a "certificate" will carry linguistic 
and work-culture baggage.

I really like the idea of a school offering a formal path of Ruby study, 
and I suppose that, at the end, you would get something that indicates 
success or failure by the standards of the course.  You know, a certificate.

Overall, there are worse problems to have than people abusing the notion 
of Ruby certification.  You'd think more people had seen The Wizard of 
Oz, though.


-- 
James Britt