Re: Perl certification (was: Advertising Perl)

[Adam Turoff]

On Fri, Aug 17, 2001 at 10:22:35AM -0400, John Porter wrote:
> Adam Turoff wrote:
> > MCSE isn't even close to being in the same league.  That would be like
> > having disbarment come as a result of not getting the backups finished
> > before 2am,
> 
> Not an outlandish possibility, IMHO, although your example is
> a little extreme.
> 
> > ...followed by legal proceedings.  
> 
> What legal proceedings?

Just to say it again, the comparison of an MCSE/CCNE/etc. to an
MD/PE/CPA/etc. if bogus because the professional societies do more
than hand out parchment.  As Kurt said, they manage a licensed
profession that cannot be practiced legally without the appropriate
set of blessings.

If a doctor were to put 1L of morphine in a saline drip, there's the
possibility of being sued for malpractice, gross neglect, etc.

Similar examples exist for CPAs, structural engineers, lawyers, etc.

Not getting the backups done isn't anywhere close to the same
level of importance.  

Z.