On Mon, 30 Apr 2007, G. Matthew Rice wrote:
With the proposed renewed focus of the LPIC-1 certification as a Linux
Professional certification (ie. move most of the "adminy" material to
LPIC-2 and introduce more general topics to LPIC-1), this lets it (LPIC-1)
become a base for other certification tracks that have previously gone
undeveloped.
There are numerous approaches that can be taken on this front including a DBA
focused developer certification (maybe in conjunction with the PostgreSQL and
MySQL people) as well as development methodologies, LAMP and system/kernel
level programming topics.
I'm purposely being vague on where the developer and dba tracks can go
because I would like to hear other opinions first ;)
The most contentious issue being raised is whether these developer/dba
tracks should require the LPIC-1 or not. I contend that it should be
a requirement because I have seen many examples of developers deploying
solutions onto Linux systems and then leaving horrendous security holes
in their wake because they didn't understand basic Linux/Unix concepts
such as file permissions.
One of the counter arguments to this idea is that it creates a barrier to
entry for people that just want to prove that they have the developer skills.
If they don't understand the basic *nix concepts, then they don't
have the necessary skills. Yes, LPIC-1 should definitely be
required (or a subset of it included in the developer cert.).
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Chris F.A. Johnson <http://cfaj.freeshell.org>
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