Mike I was going to say the same thing, but looks like you beat me to it - but I agree - I think the value in doing certifications is in being exposed to every corner of the language so even if you've never used cfldap or cant remember what a distinguished name is you are aware that there something in the product which can be used.
Out of curiosity I wonder what tags/functions are the leased used. Perhaps the "forever depreciated but never actually removed" parameterExists() ;-) Kola > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Traher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 27 April 2006 23:05 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: macromedia certification > > I agree with Christophe. > > What the studying for the certificate does do is force you to look at the > whole CF product, every tag and function. I think there is value in that > process as it broadens your knowledge. > > In addition it makes you more precise since the questions are annoyingly > finicky, so you have to bother (at least while you study) to know the little > details. > > For these reasons I encourage our developers to take the test. > > Certainly I agree it does not signify how skilled a developer you are, or > whether you will be an asset to a team or not since these are more complex > issues, that can not be tested by a few multiple questions. :-) > > On 4/27/06, Russ Michaels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > its called cfbuster i believe. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Christophe Maso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: CF-Talk <[email protected]> > > Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 13:12:43 -0400 > > Subject: Re: macromedia certification > > > > > Speaking of the CF Cert test - has anyone heard of a preparation > > > product called "testbuster"? I thought I saw something about that > > > linked off of the Macromedia site some time back, but can't seem to > > > retrace it. > > > > > > On cert tests in general, sure, in the end they don't prove much. I'm > > > having fun studying for the CF exam, though - getting exposure to a few > > > advanced features I've never had to use on the job, as well as a couple > > > smalls tips and tricks I didn't know about before. > > > -- > Mike T > Blog http://www.socialpoints.com/ > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:239032 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
