I, being one of the original Microsoft Certified guys, back then you sent them $150 and you got the certificate and some logos (think 1980's certification.)
In 1996 I was told by the company I was working for the certification was needed if I was to keep my current salary. What I saw was morons who had time to study for the tests, because they could not code anyway, pass the test and get certified and allowed to keep their pay grade. I took two tests, got my pin and left for a better job with more money. Certification works to show that the person can pass a test, not that they can do anything in the real world. "Corporate America" likes certifications as it provides them with a comfort level and a box that can be checked off. I have never hired a person based on being certified, I can tell if they can do the job or not by interviewing them. Real programmers just get things done anyway. Would you really want to work at a place that required any kind of certification? I agree that Digium class for $3000 are a good thing, they help people come up to speed and help stop the confusion in the beginning. If customer are asking for it then they should be allowed to buy it. Certification stinks in the real world. In the world of corporations it is necessary evil and part of the game when you sell to the corporations. Lets unionize all the programmers in the world so we can set rates and standards and get the respect we deserve. Oh yeah, I forgot, Unionizing programmers won't work for the same reason women make only 70% of the wages men do. A woman will always undercut another woman to get the job instead teaming together and holding out for better wages. As the subcontinent programmers under cut the US programmers, but in the end you get what you pay for in America. Race "The Tyrant" Vanderdecken "In the Land of the Blind, the One-eyed man is Elvis" _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users