From: "M. Edward (Ed) Borasky" <znmeb@...>
Date: 2006-11-11T13:11:04+09:00
Subject: Re: looking for some feedback about Certification

James Britt wrote:
> 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.
And in some corporate cultures, certification is a political necessity. 
By the way, while we're on the subject of certifications and corporate 
cultures, am I the only one who thinks someone who has an "ABD" -- All 
But Dissertation" PhD is really only a Master of Science?

<ducking>
>
> 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.
Well, as Pat and I have both pointed out, there's a tremendous 
difference between the Cowardly Lion's medal and an RHCE. I know this 
from experience; I've flunked the RHCE exam twice now! :)


M. Edward (Ed) Borasky, AB, MS, FBG, MNLP, NST, ACMC (provisional) and PTA