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But before you decide that my tone is biased because I don't have any certifications let me add that I don't need nor want any. I have a job and have had a job in this buisness for 20+ years. I've been a programmer, a tech, a system admin, and a dept head. Currently I'm back to what I do best.. and thats programming. I did recently go back to school and finish my degree in Computer Science so I'm not sitting on the laurels of a 20 year old degree either. (BTW I'm 43 if your trying to put the numbers together)

My point was that since the only qualification to get a certification is a checking account what do they really produce? I know you have seen the advertisements for boot camps that promise a cert in two weeks or your money back. Playing with a PC at home, going to a boot camp, getting a cert does not make a qualified tech/programmer/admin etc. This brings me back to how the industry has put blind faith in the certification process and some.. not all... will hire based soley on the posession of this <ocument.

Also keep in mind. This is simply my opinion.
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Make it simple and FAST  Enterprise Analyst | 04/01/04
Can you say Palladium?  ickusslime@... | 04/01/04
is it the programmers fault? Why blame them for all of it.  mwk8853 | 04/01/04
Welcome to the Corporate Enterprise  Enterprise Analyst | 04/01/04
Blame the little guy  mwk8853 | 04/01/04
Nice ain't the half of it  Art Jones 3 | 04/02/04
I hear ya'  Art Jones 3 | 04/02/04
This is interesting!  Cardinal_Bill | 04/01/04
What programmers?  FederalistPaperBoy | 04/01/04
News flash...  ambiguity | 04/02/04
Aggree with you to a point  moodytx | 04/02/04
Plus the fact....  DarbyOhara | 04/05/04
Some additional thoughts...  FederalistPaperBoy | 04/02/04
This is where the programmers are at  Enterprise Analyst | 04/01/04
I program...  MkIIISupra | 04/01/04
Cool trick  toadlife | 04/02/04
I hate to say it...  ambiguity | 04/02/04
I understand that is what  MkIIISupra | 04/02/04
pessimist or communist?  toadlife | 04/02/04
I program...  seosamh_z | 04/02/04
Sometimes  MkIIISupra | 04/02/04
small clean secure apps would be great  V Sanders | 04/02/04
Dont know  ParadigmOdyssey | 04/02/04
Bring on the Paper Tigers  moodytx | 04/02/04
So I'm guessing....  ambiguity | 04/02/04
You Guessed Correct  moodytx | 04/02/04
You Guessed Correct  seosamh_z | 04/02/04
Certification is crap.  bjbrock | 04/04/04
I hear ya!  MkIIISupra | 04/04/04
re : Certification is crap.  V Sanders | 04/04/04
Um...  Harvey Birdman | 04/02/04
Parogrammers?  Harvey Birdman | 04/02/04
Parogrammers?  seosamh_z | 04/02/04
The're creating, but the creation is a monster!  bjbrock | 04/04/04
Only one thing needed - accountability  bjbrock | 04/04/04
esactly, acountability - how many would give away free software  V Sanders | 04/04/04
don't do whats best for the customer  V Sanders | 04/04/04

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