In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Arrow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> ...from this page: http://www.palmos.com/dev/certification/developers.html > only looks to be only 14 certified ? this would be: > a) i'm reading this wrong and there are thousands > b) developers out there don't think it's worth the time and $175us > c) elaborating on b) - not much benefit / customers don't care about this > certification > d) exam is too hard so, only few have passed > e) other reasons i've missed > > ...would also like to hear comments from those who have certification if > they feel it's worth it / help get work, etc... > > Thanks > > > > I thought that the exam was quite reasonable. There were some things I didn't know, but the week I spent studying before hand helped. However, I have been doing Palm development for about 6 years now, so my experience probably made it easier. As for benefits, my employer requested that I take the exam and become certified. Since I just got listed on that page recently and am getting our MobileCoders profile updated, I'm not sure if it will help us get work. It has however, reaffirmed my skills to one of our large clients. Personally, if I was shopping for a developer and saw some of the awful programs out there, I'd do whatever I could to ensure that whoever I hired knew what he (or she) was doing. The certification is one gauge that would help. I would also like to see the certification cover some aspects of user interface as this has been one of my biggest complaints over the years about Palm OS application. (Ever seen an app that centers buttons in a dialog or puts the OK button on the right and cancel button on the right?) -- Scott Gruby Palm OS Certified Developer [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://www.notifymail.com/palm/> -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
