OH goodie got a 4.3 there is hope for me yet...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shane Witbeck [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 11:56 AM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: RE: Certification Exam
>
> There is a free 40 question CF 4.5 Certification exam available at
> brainbench.com. I have been told that if you score at least a 4 (on a 5
> point system), you have a good chance of passing the Allaire test. Good
> luck!
>
> Shane Witbeck
> www.digitalsanctum.com
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "Mark W. Breneman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 09:39:14 -0600
>
> >Don't take it too lightly. I took it three times and failed. I always
> >thought of my self as a good (better than average) cf programmer. Only
> >missed it by one question the last time.
> >
> >I will not complain until after I pass it. But, I knew that the result
> was
> >not going to be pretty when I guessed on five or six CFSCRIPT questions.
> I
> >have never used cfscript before.
> >
> >Note: The 61 test questions are pulled from about 100 to 150 questions
> >(guessing).
> >
> >Study:
> >CFscript
> >Array (pay attention to the names of the array tags)
> >Anything related to Structures. (and looping over them)
> >Application tag
> >SQL insert and wildcard selects
> >
> >http://www.cfcertification.com
> >
> >Hope this helps
> >Mark W. Breneman
> >-Cold Fusion Developer
> >-Network Administrator
> > Vivid Media
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > www.vividmedia.com
> > 608.270.9770
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Leong Yew [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 6:14 PM
> >To: CF-Talk
> >Subject: Re: Certification Exam
> >
> >
> >Hi,
> >
> >I'm pretty new to this thread. Not knowing what's transpired, I'm just
> >wondering if anyone who's taken the certification exam could comment on
> the
> >following:
> >
> >1. What sort of familiarity are you expected to have with each CF tag and
> >function? Are you supposed to know every attribute that you can use with
> >each tag?
> >
> >2. Can anyone recommed any exam preparation material or books? I found it
> >really disappointing that compared to the more established exams (eg
> >Microsoft's or Novell's) there aren't a lot of published materials or
> sample
> >exams (not questions) you can refer to.
> >
> >3. When you're taking the exam, can you return to previous questions or
> must
> >you answer each question there and then? (I guess I'd have to admit that
> I'm
> >not sure if its computerized or paper-based).
> >
> >Leong
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Philip Arnold - ASP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 6:49 AM
> >Subject: RE: Certification Exam
> >
> >
> >> > The test is easy enough, especially considering you only need 60%.
> Many
> >> of
> >> > the questions are ambiguous so if you are not sure you can get a
> decent
> >> > amount wrong.
> >>
> >> Hopefully they'll change the questions soon.
> >>
> >> One thing to note is that they have a large bank of questions, so you
> >> shouldn't get the same exam if you sit it twice (some people were at
> the
> >> Conference)
> >>
> >> > If you've been coding for about a year or two and are
> >> > familiar with the majority of CF tags you'll be fine.
> >>
> >> As an ammendment to Andrew's comment - be familiar with the majority of
> >the
> >> CF4.5 tags, knowing CF4 will get you by, but they do ask some CF4.5
> >specific
> >> questions
> >>
> >> > Look over the tags
> >> > and functions, as well as error processing and how cf handles copying
> >from
> >> > one variable to another (remember cf is pass-by-reference).
> >>
> >> Also brush up on how CFScript works - it's fairly important... oh, and
> >> knowing HTML, JavaScript and how a website basically works is a damn
> good
> >> idea <g>
> >>
> >> > Brush up on your queries
> >>
> >> A decent, but not amazing, knowledge of SQL is (pseudo) required, so
> >knowing
> >> only "SELECT * FROM TABLE" won't cut it...
> >>
> >> > and last but not least... get a good night's sleep.
> >>
> >> Erm, I took it on 3 hours sleep over 40 hours... running on coffee, but
> >> having sleep is a DAMN good idea <g>
> >>
> >> Overall, know as much about CF as you can - pretty bleeding obvious,
> but
> >> there were some people at the Conf who took it after using CF for only
> a
> >> couple of months (from those I chatted to and what I heard), which is a
> >very
> >> bad idea - you can't just know the manuals parrot fashion - you MUST
> know
> >> the material!
> >>
> >> BTW, 60% isn't a difficult target to hit, it was annoying when a
> question
> >> has multiple answers but the system only allows one!
> >>
> >> Philip Arnold
> >> Director
> >> Certified ColdFusion Developer
> >> ASP Multimedia Limited
> >> T: +44 (0)20 8680 1133
> >>
> >> "Websites for the real world"
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