>happen to hold a BFA in Graphic Design and Illustration) would be
>essentially SOL? I've been designing and building web sites since 1995,
>first in straight HTML then server-side JS and now in CF. I can program
>circles around CS degreed folks that are my friends and collegues.
>Doesn't/Won't that count for anything anymore? Sure as hell glad it did
>for me...
I have a friend who writes assembly/C/C++ for embedded military systems. I
guarantee you he can program circles around anything either you or I do. So
what?
Designation provides a _baseline_ of _qualification_. It's a way for
companies to determine that, yes, you actually do have some of the skills
you claim you have. It's not something that's used for comparisons between
people, it's a measurement that all the people that have it meet. It is
_not_ used for comparison.
If you feel that you're so l337 at programming (btw, HTML is not a
programming language), then getting a designation would only enhance your
chances at convincing an employee that you're qualified, no?
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