What's the purpose of certification?

On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 3:56 AM, Eddie <[email protected]> wrote:

> In the past, I have used the certifications to force myself to study
> the specs and the edge cases.  The certifications are pretty much on
> par with putting "I am a quick learner" on your resume, who would pay
> to take a course to earn that certification?
>
> On May 3, 9:52 am, Christian Bernini <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Oracle published a draft of what will be the certification scenario on
> J2EE
> > for 2011:
> >
> > http://java.sun.com/javaee/support/training/
> >
> > Heard people discussing the idea that Oracle would make their official
> > courses a requirement for the exam, but that still sounds like a big fuss
> to
> > me.
> > What I was really eager to see was some J2EE certification in the same
> > approach as SCJP, where the candidate is supposed to submit a real
> project,
> > not just know how he's supposed to do something with the technology.
> >
> > So, what are your thoughts about it?
> >
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