Well and frankly I think they largely take money from people who really shouldn't be in the business. Owning my own IT business, I've completely given up on putting any value on certifications. So many people that have them are completely useless.
So many people that have them are completely useless.
I have seen it so many times that nowadays for me it is a clue that this person may not be that good.
The big problem of the certificates is that you become exactly the same as all other 100 people that have this exact same certificate. This certificate program kills developers creativity and you never become good, just average. And the reason why you become average is because you are forced to think inside the box, never outside the box.
And the bigger problem is that because your certification forces you to think inside the box, you will tempt to kill other developers work that do not follow your patterns killing any chance of success for your project to succeed.
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"Microsoft's ongoing efforts to make its certifications something that shows bosses how very clever you are have given us some new “Digital Badges”."
'Unless of course you see a badge, do Save As and then apply a little mischief. ', "They'll be available as of October 21st. ®Bootnote: The original badges are .PNGs."
' For some reason your correspondent converted them to .JPGs. '
'As of this Friday, those of you holding a Redmondian Seal of Exam Passing Cleverness will be able to download badges like those depicted above (here for those of you on mobile devices) so the world can appreciate your exam-passing excellence. '
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0 u/roznak [OP] 20 Oct 2016 18:23
Developers that are worth their money don't have to hide behind a certificate, they let their previous work testify instead.
1 u/ilikeskittles 20 Oct 2016 19:00
Exactly. All IT certification programs are just alternate revenue streams for whatever company is pushing them.
0 u/roznak [OP] 20 Oct 2016 20:28
I have not thought about it that was, but it is indeed a revenue stream.
1 u/ilikeskittles 20 Oct 2016 20:47
Well and frankly I think they largely take money from people who really shouldn't be in the business. Owning my own IT business, I've completely given up on putting any value on certifications. So many people that have them are completely useless.
0 u/roznak [OP] 20 Oct 2016 21:01
I have seen it so many times that nowadays for me it is a clue that this person may not be that good.
The big problem of the certificates is that you become exactly the same as all other 100 people that have this exact same certificate. This certificate program kills developers creativity and you never become good, just average. And the reason why you become average is because you are forced to think inside the box, never outside the box.
And the bigger problem is that because your certification forces you to think inside the box, you will tempt to kill other developers work that do not follow your patterns killing any chance of success for your project to succeed.
1 u/ilikeskittles 20 Oct 2016 21:04
Yep. All true. I want people that can solve problems. I don't want people that tell me the way MS or some other vendor wants it done.
0 u/derram 20 Oct 2016 18:30
https://archive.is/cpcqM :
"Microsoft's ongoing efforts to make its certifications something that shows bosses how very clever you are have given us some new “Digital Badges”."
'Unless of course you see a badge, do Save As and then apply a little mischief. ', "They'll be available as of October 21st. ®Bootnote: The original badges are .PNGs."
' For some reason your correspondent converted them to .JPGs. '
'As of this Friday, those of you holding a Redmondian Seal of Exam Passing Cleverness will be able to download badges like those depicted above (here for those of you on mobile devices) so the world can appreciate your exam-passing excellence. '
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