Yeah fair enough. We all have CS degrees now - is it worth extending these to a Software Engineering degree/masters degree? Does any education provider offer something like this? My CS course spent alot of time dealing with topics which honestly I have never used, and will never use - PRNG's, assembly etc...
On 11 November 2010 13:51, David Walker <david.wal...@planbonline.com>wrote: > the developers at our work are just looking at doing our MCPD for .net 4 > and were wondering if anyone has any input or insight on the usefulness of > these certifications? > In my view, they are completely worthless. Maybe some people are more inclined to hire you on the basis of sitting a multiguess exam for an hour - I don't know. All these certifications prove to me is that someone is adept at content recall and a particular flavour of the month way of doing things. They are easily obtained by people who wouldn't know what a principle of computer science was if it ran over them with a race condition. > I currently have a MCAD (.net 1.1 - assuming its still valid) and I > honestly don't know if it helped me beyond ticking some recruiters boxes. > Have they changed much? Are there any other industry certifications, perhaps > independent ones, which are held in higher regard? > Everyone has their own opinions, but a bachelor's degree or better in computer science and/or software engineering is the only sort of qualification that floats my boat (for the line of work I'm in). -- *David Connors* | da...@codify.com | www.codify.com Software Engineer Codify Pty Ltd Phone: +61 (7) 3210 6268 | Facsimile: +61 (7) 3210 6269 | Mobile: +61 417 189 363 V-Card: https://www.codify.com/cards/davidconnors Address Info: https://www.codify.com/contact
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