That's one thing about on the spot tests and certifications and what not. I keep a lot of junk rattling around in my brain some useful some not, but there's just no way I can remember all the attributes of a given tag. I just can't. I know where to look to find the information though and can get the answers pretty darn quick.
I think having instant recall on such things as all the attributes of a tag or all the cgi server variables is not that impressive but that sure makes it easier to take the cert exams. I usually don't take those tests when interviewers ask. When I'm in my cube I won't be being timed and I will have my books, notes, listservs and whatever other tools I use available. So the, "how would I...?" exams right there with x number of people staring at you is just frustrating. J. John Wilker Web Applications Consultant, Writer Macromedia Certified ColdFusion Developer Founder/President IE CFUG www.red-omega.com Whatever is wrong it is better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. Unless of course you just got poked in the eye with a sharp stick. -----Original Message----- From: Jeffry Houser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 6:51 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: certification experiences/plans? At 06:18 PM 1/6/2003 -0800, you wrote: > Some haven't >cared and some have wanted me to take a brainbench exam on the spot. I took one such of these test ( Not BrainBench, but a company that escapes me ) and the questions asked were so vague / detached from real development it was very frustrating. One question I remember was "How many possible values are there for the X attribute of Y tag?" In what real world situation would that come up? Never! For example, I may know that the cfobject tag can be used for creating an instance of specific objects (COM, Corba, Web Service, etc.. ) but that doesn't mean I know ( or even need to know ) how many valid values there are for the type attribute of the cfobject tag. -- Jeffry Houser | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] DotComIt, Putting you on the web AIM: Reboog711 | Phone: 1-203-379-0773 -- My CFMX Book: <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0072225564/instantcoldfu-20> My Books: http://www.instantcoldfusion.com -- Ask me how to get a free recording of your band -- Original Energetic Acoustic Rock: http://www.farcryfly.com 80's, 90's, and Now: http://www.mtmexperience.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq 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 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
