> Hi. I brought it over, because Gel's reply was funny. So welcome to > CF-Community. Been here before or did you just find out that this post > was over here and you wanted to check it out? Be careful, there's a lot
I knew the list was here, but I'd never bothered to subscribe to it before now. I figured if I wanted to stay up on this thread, I'd have to come over here and leave the CF-Talk people alone for once, hehe. > Maybe it was easier to ask the list than look it up. Maybe their studio > was screwed for some reason, and only a reinstall would fix the built-in > help (I've had this happen). Maybe the developer lent all his books to > friends, and didn't have to look up the info, maybe he had a hangover > and just couldn't think straight ... Who knows, make up a scenario ... Right, and in my message I did give a reference for the correct function and said specifically that it was not meant as an attack on the poster, but a rant about the test itself. This is not the first time I've been dubious about the exam, as I have a friend who is not a programmer by any means, but was able to pass the exam based on teaching one ColdFusion course to three people at the training center he works for. He's a smart guy, but he's never written anything in CF and was still able to get certified. > If you've taken it, why did you take it? What did it mean to you? Are I took the exam for two reasons really. One is because I wanted to stand out in the eyes of potential future employers as a certified developer. The other is similar to your reasoning, I wanted to have something tangible that recognized my skills with the language. > you thinking about upgrading it when the new CFMX test comes out? I'll If I want to maintain my certified status at that point, you bet I will. > I agree with on the questions ... I think they should have a section > where you need to code pieces of apps, etc, demonstrating knowledge > instead of just being a good test taker. > > Anyways, back to my beloved code ... And my beloved ... Have a great > weekend Justin!!!! And I hope to see you more often around here. Maybe ;) I guess my whole rant with the test comes down to this: I'm upset that the test wasn't harder and that the passing standards were so low. I've been developing CF for 3 years and was expecting a much harder exam and waited until now to take it. I spent a total of about 30 minutes in the testing center and walked away wondering why I hadn't done this a year ago. -Justin Scott, Lead Developer Sceiron Internet Services, Inc. http://www.sceiron.com ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
