From: Brandon Weaver <keystonelemur@...>
Date: 2012-12-27T11:33:20+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby Association Certified Ruby Programmer

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... Or that they're compensating for lack of experience. Cookie cutter
exams do nothing to show proficiency, unless you count rather useless
information regurgitation.
On Dec 26, 2012 8:24 PM, "Sean Alphonse" <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:

> Not even going to get into huh.
>
> I'm planning to do that as well, as I learn the language of course, but
> being certified feels so much more official and standardized.
>
> Not to say I'm literally coming out of a factory and all, but if I was
> an employer, I'd like to know what I'm getting. A certification can
> still provide someone with a standard to gauge a person's abilities.
>
> --
> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
>
>

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Not even going to get into huh.<br>
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I&#39;m planning to do that as well, as I learn the language of course, but=
<br>
being certified feels so much more official and standardized.<br>
<br>
Not to say I&#39;m literally coming out of a factory and all, but if I was<=
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an employer, I&#39;d like to know what I&#39;m getting. A certification can=
<br>
still provide someone with a standard to gauge a person&#39;s abilities.<br=
>
<br>
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Posted via <a href=3D"http://www.ruby-forum.com/" target=3D"_blank">http://=
www.ruby-forum.com/</a>.<br>
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