On 27 December 2012 01:28, Sean Westfall <lists@ruby-f= orum.com> wrote:

How well respected is this certification in = the industry: Ruby
Association Certified Ruby Programmer.

Lets start with t= he basics.

Has anyone heard of this &q= uot;Ruby Association" before?

Has anyone taken this ex= am to tell us what it's like?

Has anyone interviewed a candidate who has taken such an exam?

I suspect that the answers are, in no= =A0particular=A0order, No, No and No.

= That should tell you something.

I've recently decid= ed I'd like to switch to being a Ruby on Rails
developer. The languages I have the most experience in are Java, C and
Perl.

If you can= 't use your experience as a Java, C and Perl programmer (especially Per= l seeing as it is a dynamic language) and a couple of books to get yourself= up to speed as a Rails developer then, to be honest, I question your abili= ties as a programmer in any of those languages. If after X years experience= as a programmer using Java, C and Perl the best you can put on your CV is = some dumb certificate then I suspect that you are a really really crap prog= rammer.

=A0

So I've be= en thinking about getting a certification to help me
with landing a entry level position.

Your X years as a programmer in Java, C and Perl should = be what will get you an entry level position. Actually why are you aiming f= or an entry level position at all? Surely a programmer with X years experie= nce should be aiming higher. Could it be that your experience as a Java, C = and Perl programmer amounts to nothing?

=A0

The RACRP isn't that expensive at $150, and I'm not sure how hard i= t is,
but I'd imagine the harder it is the better (right?).

If you thin= k that paying $150 for a piece of paper that will make people laugh in you = face is money will spent then go ahead. Personally I would think that $150 = is 4 or 5 good books on Rails. Perhaps the question you should be asking is= "I am new to Rails development and have $150 to spend, what books wou= ld people recommend to help me become a well rounded developer"

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Is it worth the time?

Sure it is. All they have to do = is put together some simple questions on Rails, print a certificate from a = $15 program and they get to pocket $150. Damn wish I had thought of that fi= rst as it seems that there are people stupid enough to part with money for = useless bits of paper.

This all might sound brutal but lets be fra= nk here, the fact that you even consider this make me question your judgeme= nt.

=A0

Thanks

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