I am anti-certification. Why? To put it extremely bluntly: certifications
are socialist. People who believe in certifications have the same na�f
mentality as people who believe in socialism.
This sounds like an opinion that's going to be dead center, focused on target right from the outset.
In theory, certifications
would be granted to people upon their demonstration that they understood the
material covered by the certification. And, in theory, a high school
diploma indicates that a person is able to read and write.
You're of course correct... and we should all band together to eliminate high school diplomas.
In reality, certifications would be given to people who paid for them, regardless of what they know.
I got my diploma because my teachers were all socialists. I tried to bribe them, but they said Mao's Little Red Book forbade it. So I promised not to make higher grades than any of my other classmates, and I was the darling of the class from thereon out.
The hiring practices of companies would
require that the certification be held, thus requiring that the job
candidates pay whatever fee the certifying authority wishes to charge. For
a small bribe, the person administering the test would provide the candidate
with the answers. With the certification being the key to better
employment, the bribe would be a small price for the candidate to pay.
I wonder if that's how my sister's surgeon got his medical license?
Deciding not to hire a person who holds certifications becomes hard to justify.
Class Action Suit: Did you have a programming certification, interview for a job, and were not hired? We may be able to get money for YOU. Call Edgar Snyder at 1.800.......
Firing a person for incompetence would become even more
problematic, as their holding of a certification would be considered proof
of their competence.
This is of course, predicated on the fact that the employee is incompetent because he bribed his instructor.
The job market moves, to a small or large degree, towards a static pool of incompetent criminals who cannot be fired and cannot contribute.
Precisely what Java is, and why we have to save the world from the scourge of socialism.
What problem are you trying to solve? By what theory? With what experience?
I'm trying to prevent reactionary agents of Java from infiltrating the Perl Mongers.
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