""Howard C. Berkowitz"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > At 3:00 AM +0000 12/29/02, Lan Wong wrote: > >Greetings, > > >snip some things>
> I'll also throw out a general question. A post not long ago asked to > compare the labs of one vendor versus another, and I am affiliated > with one of the two. The question was "which is better," and, if I > responded, I would have said they really can't be compared directly, > because they are designed for different learning objectives. > > Would such a comment from the designer be acceptable? In other > words, no direct competitive analysis, but just a statement of the > design philosophy? While I think such information would be useful, > I'd rather not see it posted that trigering a series of "mine is > better than yours" posts. OK, Howard, I'll bite on this one, especially as seeing we had some conversation off line on this very topic. I for one would love to see some interaction between the various purveyors of CCIE Lab prep materials regarding their products and the thought processess behind them. Not a sales pitch, but rather a discussion of the kinds of things that are included in their labs, why, and what skill set they believe is necssary for the attainment of the CCIE. As I said privately, I don't know how much ice anything I say might cut, as I have not succeeded as yet. But if I were asked today, I would say that there are just a couple of keys - mastery of the "core topics" which are pretty much discernable from any of the practice lab workbooks, or from Caslow, and then also a GOOD Lab methodology, or game plan. I can't say much about the core topics publicly because it could be construedas an NDA violation, but anything regarding game plan is fair game. BTW, I am not so sure I agree that lab writing is a CCIE skill set. I'd like you to elaborate more on why you believe that the ability to write a good lab is indicative of CCIE level skill. Maybe some other folks have some thoughts on this as well. Hell, maybe Paul would let this particualr discussion cross post to the CCIE Lab list, where the vast majority of CCIE Lab candidates associate. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=59945&t=59924 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
