Justin having taken the test, I can see the justification for the 63% pass, that's actually 39 of 60 questions. Moreover many of the questions tested more in-depth knowledge, for instance by providing a code snippet and having the person select the right answer from several choices, with at least two of the answers being very similar.
regards, larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com http://www.pacel.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Justin Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 4:14 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 > Minutes...] > > > > You h ave some really rough public schools in your area then. > > What gets you an A? 100%? > > 94%. The other grades are decrements of 10 below that. > > > And someone asking a question does not necessarily indicate > some lack of > > ability. Just because you have a certificate, doesn't > suggest that you > > As I'd said, it was not meant as an attack on the person > posting, just a > rant about the minimum score required to pass the test. > Wouldn't you be > upset if someone came to your user group and said... > > "Hi, I'm John Doe, I'm a Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 > Developer. BTW, > how do I set a variable?" > > While that's an extreme example, it would make me wonder if > getting/having > the certification is really worth it. > > -Justin Scott, Lead Developer > Sceiron Internet Services, Inc. > http://www.sceiron.com > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
