I believe in cert in general. I believe it provides a real tool for any journeyman in any industry to launch themselves on a known career path.
So I would have to answer yes. If a programmer has the knowledge and poise to successfully rise to the series of questions and situations that are posed in cert testing then I would feel comfortable we have a more known entity of a programmer before us. From this benchmark stepping stone we can as managers more reliably look for talent of a known level and the talent has a known knowledge level to strive for. I don't think it would take long for a PHP certified user to be matched with a commensurate known decent salary that acknowledges their practical study achievement and future potential. Now keep in mind, I am not a developer who is knowledgeable to the maximum degree. I am not a PHP innovator myself. I want that clear. I am not on a high-horse pontificating here. I am trying to help programmers who are just now facing the knowledge/standards obstacles that I faced. And I believe that, as I have stated in another thread, that the seriousness of the quality programming that is needed (so much if it related to financials) to we can no longer afford to just have an entire industry of non-standardized developers. We need some self-regulation, a self-regulation that dares to boldly recognize that our programming work is of tremendous importance. With a recognized need for trust, accuracy, and standardized reliability because our work touches more institutions and people in more mission critical ways than was ever anticipated 10 years ago. Peter -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Gales Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 12:07 PM To: NYPHP Talk Subject: Re: [nyphp-talk] About Formalizing an Enterprise PHP and the PHP+Developer Peter Sawczynec wrote: [...] > And that a programmer who has Zend cert. and is a recognized user group > member can use the status of PHP+ user/programmer on their > credentials/resume. > Is being Zend certified (alone) a big help? -- T. Gales & Associates 'Helping People Connect with Technology' http://www.tgaconnect.com _______________________________________________ New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online http://www.nyphpcon.com Show Your Participation in New York PHP http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php _______________________________________________ New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online http://www.nyphpcon.com Show Your Participation in New York PHP http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php
