I don't know. I took a brainbench CF test back in the day and I remember a lot of questions that you can just paste into an cfm page, run it and get the answer...
Russ > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Chabot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 9:56 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Certification > > You seem to be viewing Brainbench certs unfavorably because you can > look up answers in the manual as you take the test. The Brainbench > tests are intended to be open-book and the Adobe test is intended to > be closed-book. So the questions you see on a Brainbench test are much > harder than the questions on the Adobe test. Many of the questions > cannot be answered without looking up the answer. That is what you are > being tested on. Can you look up the correct answer or solve the > problem within two minutes. It is not testing how well you can > memorize a study guide. > > I would place a higher value on a vendor cert, but I would look > favorably on a Brainbench cert as well. The fact that someone took the > time to get certified is an indication that they are serious about > their career and are interested in professional growth. > > -Mike Chabot > > On 12/17/06, Nicholas M Tunney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In the staffing portion of my company, we do not pay any attention to > > Brainbench certs. You can look every answer up as you take the test. > > Many of our clients require the developers we send out to be CF > > certified by Adobe. Just my 2c. > > > > Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX) wrote: > > > Not really, as the fact they are worthless (not useless) is no doubt > the > > > reason they do not take them. In the professional world whether you > are > > > ColdFusion certified or not means nada - certainly from what I have > seen in > > > the UK. > > > > > > I mean, isn't it mostly multiple choice still?! > > > > > > The Brainbench is good as well a Snake noted. Perhaps better. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "This e-mail is from Reed Exhibitions (Gateway House, 28 The Quadrant, > > > Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1DN, United Kingdom), a division of Reed > Business, > > > Registered in England, Number 678540. It contains information which > is > > > confidential and may also be privileged. It is for the exclusive use > of the > > > intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s) > please note > > > that any form of distribution, copying or use of this communication or > the > > > information in it is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you > have > > > received this communication in error please return it to the sender or > call > > > our switchboard on +44 (0) 20 89107910. The opinions expressed within > this > > > communication are not necessarily those expressed by Reed > Exhibitions." > > > Visit our website at http://www.reedexpo.com > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Larry Lyons > > > To: CF-Talk > > > Sent: Sat Dec 16 19:40:54 2006 > > > Subject: Re: Certification > > > > > > > > >> Agreed, the certs are pretty much worthless in the real world. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > This topic come up on a regular basis, almost once every 2 or 3 > months. > > > > > > Ever notice that generally those who say the CFMX certification is > useless > > > are those who boast that they don't have it? > > > > > > just a thought. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:264328 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
