when I first started looking for work after graduation there was talk of certification for perl. There are already certificates (not meaningless, I mean I struggled with some of the questions at the time) that you could take on line. Brainbench - although not a written paper was OK (although obviously it had flaws).
I would probably get a certificate now if it was affordable, and I knew that the fees would have some benefit to the perl community. Thats after writing an article and several perl modules on CPAN.
A side effect of certification, like any testing is that I would be able to find the weak spots in my knowledge and work on them.
Another side effect is that we could say to employers that we have $bignum certified programmers that can get the jobs done.
As for liability - base the project in a country outside the US where it is safer from meritless litigation. The UK has both sensible (on the whole) courts and a large section of the perl community.
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@JAPH = qw(Hacker Perl Another Just);
print reverse @JAPH;
Excellent idea, AFAIK, about basing the legal entity providing the certification services in the UK, to enjoy the benefits of a more reasonable legal system (re: liability exposure).
It just shows that, with a worldwide pool of clever people at our dispposal, there won't be many obstacles that we can't overcome! 8-}
Alright for some (Score:4, Informative)
I would probably get a certificate now if it was affordable, and I knew that the fees would have some benefit to the perl community. Thats after writing an article and several perl modules on CPAN.
A side effect of certification, like any testing is that I would be able to find the weak spots in my knowledge and work on them.
Another side effect is that we could say to employers that we have $bignum certified programmers that can get the jobs done.
As for liability - base the project in a country outside the US where it is safer from meritless litigation. The UK has both sensible (on the whole) courts and a large section of the perl community.
@JAPH = qw(Hacker Perl Another Just);
print reverse @JAPH;
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Re:Alright for some (Score:2)
It just shows that, with a worldwide pool of clever people at our dispposal, there won't be many obstacles that we can't overcome! 8-}
Dr. Tim Maher
CEO, Consultix
Perl and UNIX Training [teachmeperl.com]