From: Robert Dober Date: 2006-11-12T08:25:57+09:00 Subject: Re: looking for some feedback about Certification ------=_Part_89961_22823683.1163287554430 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline On 11/11/06, James Edward Gray II wrote: > > On Nov 10, 2006, at 10:06 PM, Matt Lawrence wrote: > > > Hiring a programmer without at least a simple coding test is > > probably a really bad idea. > > Amen! > > James Edward Gray II No I think just talking to the person would be sufficient, but that seems to be the whole problem, when hiring we need certificates and tests, because we cannot afford a competent person doing a final selection. Accepting this as an economic constraint one might be forced to accept needs for tests and certificates. As I am not accepting any such thing (c.f. sig) I too believe it is evil. Cheers Robert -- The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. - George Bernard Shaw ------=_Part_89961_22823683.1163287554430--