Re: [Flashcoders] :: anyone passed flash 8 certification exam?::
following is a link to a post by two Flash developers who passed the exam and posted some comments about their experience: http://www.aboutnico.be/?p=54 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: RE: [Flashcoders] :: anyone passed flash 8 certification exam?::
If you want to extract from my statement that the certification is a waste of time, and since idle hands are the devil's workshop therefore I was saying the certification was evil, like Bobby Brown, that's your perogative. I wasn't taking it so far as to label it as such. ;) No Flash certificate in the world proves you know best practices when it comes to architecting a solid codebase. You know how to use the drawing tools. You know how to manipulate an Array. You know the difference between private and public functions. You know the proper syntax when writing classes. Neato. You've got a piece of paper that says you know how to use a drill, a saw, a hammer, and a screwdriver. Now build me a house. If I'm looking for somebody to build a house, I don't care if he has certifications that he knows how to use the tools used to build a house. A potential employer (client) wants to see the houses he has built (e.g. a resume with past work and code examples). I wouldn't give any Flash certification much weight. It's not close to a 4-year degree in CompSci. If you're doing it for yourself, fine, but I can think of better ways to spend your money. http://www.childsplaycharity.org/ comes to mind. To be fair, one benefit of taking the test is you push yourself to learn new things in order to make sure you know enough to pass the test, which could be anything, so you learn a lot to compensate. It's only to motivate you to learn. A Flash 8 Certificate means little to nothing at any company that needs Flash developers. They want to see what you've done with Flash, not that you have a license to drive it. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Jordan Snyder > Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 2:13 PM > To: Flashcoders mailing list > Subject: Re: RE: [Flashcoders] :: anyone passed flash 8 > certification exam?:: > > I don't agree with the smartassitude, but perhaps what Steven > is insinuating is that proving that you know some syntax does > not prove that you can actually do anything with it. I'm not > at the epicenter of the Flash Universe and I think the cert > is worthless. Is that a better way to put it? ;) > > Cheers! > > On 12/11/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Gee Steve, > > > > You normally are such a force for good in the world. > > > > But that post on the Flash cert was harsh. > > > > I can understand why you wouldn't take the time of day to > think about taking a cert exam. But then why take the time > to bash it? > > > > The cert thing is good. Not evil. You live near the > epicenter of the Flash universe. But not everybody does. It > is good for people to use objective measures to know that > they are making progress. > > > > Please stick to your normal form of playing nice with the > other kids > > here in the Flash playground :-) > > > > Best wishes to you and yours this holiday season! > > > > > > Steven Sacks | BLITZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Flash 8 Certification Exam? Srsly? And you pay for it? > That's crazy > > talk! > > > > If you've got money to throw away, why not give it to a > charity this > > holiday season and use it for something that actually makes a > > difference? > > > > > > - > > Need a quick answer? Get one in minutes from people who > know. Ask your question on Yahoo! Answers. > > ___ > > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > > http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com > > > > > -- > Jordan Snyder > Applications Developer > Image Action LLC > http://www.imageaction.com > ___ > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com > http://training.figleaf.com > ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] :: anyone passed flash 8 certification exam?::
jordan, you hit the essence of it. it is "hopping over a low bar". technical certs are minimal, entry level credentials. kind of like a drivers license. and true, just because you have a license doesn't mean that you know how to drive ;-) achieving a technical cert is in no way on par with winning MAX Awards, Flash Film Festival, or landing a big account. and certainly passing a certification exam doesn't mean you will be able to go around seemingly effortlessly dropping code solutions here on flashcoders like steven does. so relative to those high honors, i concur that the cert is worth less. but ... when you are coming off ground zero, knocking off a cert can be a nice milestone along the way. btw, Flash certs are version specific. of all the languages i code, actionscript has been the most horribly unstable. however, now that Adobe has actionscript tied to ECMA-262, my hope is that as3 will be the last gut wrenching change for actionscript. point being when the Flash 9 cert comes out anyone who passes it will have to be up to date on as3, and conversely won't be required to know as2 or as1 (really, finally, good-bye prototype ;-) Jordan Snyder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Haha fair enough. Just understand that my tone was playful and did not illicit a smartass response. You do make some good points as to the uses of a cert, but I'm still not sure that makes it worth much...with a Flash cert, I'm not going to demand the same respect as with a 4 year degree. There is no comparison there. And the other things seem as though they could be accomplished by actually DOING something with Flash, not just learning definitions. If you have a hiring manager who can BS enough to learn some definitions, and a potential hire than can BS enough to learn some definitions, what have you got in the long run? I will digress and recognize the validity of a cert in some instances, but I still think it's hopping over a low bar. Cheers! __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] :: anyone passed flash 8 certification exam?::
Haha fair enough. Just understand that my tone was playful and did not illicit a smartass response. You do make some good points as to the uses of a cert, but I'm still not sure that makes it worth much...with a Flash cert, I'm not going to demand the same respect as with a 4 year degree. There is no comparison there. And the other things seem as though they could be accomplished by actually DOING something with Flash, not just learning definitions. If you have a hiring manager who can BS enough to learn some definitions, and a potential hire than can BS enough to learn some definitions, what have you got in the long run? I will digress and recognize the validity of a cert in some instances, but I still think it's hopping over a low bar. Cheers! On 12/11/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: hi jordan, now do you feel better? now that you got that off your chest and out in the open? certifications are worthless. unless ... -- you are a newbie, and you are not even sure you are worthy of calling yourself a Flash developer. trust me, if you can pass this exam, you do know stuff. keep going. -- you are a non-technical hiring manager. yeah, you can just take the candidate's word for it that they know Flash. but i also definitely recommend that you look at their portfolio, and even more importantly check their references (to be sure that it is their portfolio). but if you are lazy and you can check that they passed an exam, at least that is better than nothing. -- you have a salary job for a big bureaucratic corporation, and hell if you know why, but if you pass the exam they will give you a pay raise. -- you or your employer partner with Adobe and passing the exam is a requirement for your continued employment. -- or it is a choice between college and the real world. heck a certification exam is $150. 4 year college degree $150,000 i have never met a subject matter expert that doesn't disdain the whole notion of certification exams. i guess it is not unlike neither bill gates nor steve jobs having college degrees. but hey, they still hire people that do. enough babble from me. technical certifications exist. i took them. my passing them in no way makes me a better flashcoder than you or steve. nor does it make me worse ;-) Now same to you, let's get back to playing nice with the other kids here in the Flash playground :-) Best wishes to you and yours this holiday season! Jordan Snyder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I don't agree with the smartassitude, but perhaps what Steven is insinuating is that proving that you know some syntax does not prove that you can actually do anything with it. I'm not at the epicenter of the Flash Universe and I think the cert is worthless. Is that a better way to put it? ;) Cheers! - Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com -- Jordan Snyder Applications Developer Image Action LLC http://www.imageaction.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] :: anyone passed flash 8 certification exam?::
hi jordan, now do you feel better? now that you got that off your chest and out in the open? certifications are worthless. unless ... -- you are a newbie, and you are not even sure you are worthy of calling yourself a Flash developer. trust me, if you can pass this exam, you do know stuff. keep going. -- you are a non-technical hiring manager. yeah, you can just take the candidate's word for it that they know Flash. but i also definitely recommend that you look at their portfolio, and even more importantly check their references (to be sure that it is their portfolio). but if you are lazy and you can check that they passed an exam, at least that is better than nothing. -- you have a salary job for a big bureaucratic corporation, and hell if you know why, but if you pass the exam they will give you a pay raise. -- you or your employer partner with Adobe and passing the exam is a requirement for your continued employment. -- or it is a choice between college and the real world. heck a certification exam is $150. 4 year college degree $150,000 i have never met a subject matter expert that doesn't disdain the whole notion of certification exams. i guess it is not unlike neither bill gates nor steve jobs having college degrees. but hey, they still hire people that do. enough babble from me. technical certifications exist. i took them. my passing them in no way makes me a better flashcoder than you or steve. nor does it make me worse ;-) Now same to you, let's get back to playing nice with the other kids here in the Flash playground :-) Best wishes to you and yours this holiday season! Jordan Snyder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I don't agree with the smartassitude, but perhaps what Steven is insinuating is that proving that you know some syntax does not prove that you can actually do anything with it. I'm not at the epicenter of the Flash Universe and I think the cert is worthless. Is that a better way to put it? ;) Cheers! - Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: RE: [Flashcoders] :: anyone passed flash 8 certification exam?::
I don't agree with the smartassitude, but perhaps what Steven is insinuating is that proving that you know some syntax does not prove that you can actually do anything with it. I'm not at the epicenter of the Flash Universe and I think the cert is worthless. Is that a better way to put it? ;) Cheers! On 12/11/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Gee Steve, You normally are such a force for good in the world. But that post on the Flash cert was harsh. I can understand why you wouldn't take the time of day to think about taking a cert exam. But then why take the time to bash it? The cert thing is good. Not evil. You live near the epicenter of the Flash universe. But not everybody does. It is good for people to use objective measures to know that they are making progress. Please stick to your normal form of playing nice with the other kids here in the Flash playground :-) Best wishes to you and yours this holiday season! Steven Sacks | BLITZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Flash 8 Certification Exam? Srsly? And you pay for it? That's crazy talk! If you've got money to throw away, why not give it to a charity this holiday season and use it for something that actually makes a difference? - Need a quick answer? Get one in minutes from people who know. Ask your question on Yahoo! Answers. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com -- Jordan Snyder Applications Developer Image Action LLC http://www.imageaction.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] :: anyone passed flash 8 certification exam?::
Gee Steve, You normally are such a force for good in the world. But that post on the Flash cert was harsh. I can understand why you wouldn't take the time of day to think about taking a cert exam. But then why take the time to bash it? The cert thing is good. Not evil. You live near the epicenter of the Flash universe. But not everybody does. It is good for people to use objective measures to know that they are making progress. Please stick to your normal form of playing nice with the other kids here in the Flash playground :-) Best wishes to you and yours this holiday season! Steven Sacks | BLITZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Flash 8 Certification Exam? Srsly? And you pay for it? That's crazy talk! If you've got money to throw away, why not give it to a charity this holiday season and use it for something that actually makes a difference? - Need a quick answer? Get one in minutes from people who know. Ask your question on Yahoo! Answers. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] :: anyone passed flash 8 certification exam?::
Flash 8 Certification Exam? Srsly? And you pay for it? That's crazy talk! If you've got money to throw away, why not give it to a charity this holiday season and use it for something that actually makes a difference? ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] :: anyone passed flash 8 certification exam?::
Hi, If you are into actionscript, you should have no trouble with that part of the exam. So fear not, I found it a lot easier than expected, but questions might differ of course. /Eskil Orindom Dhar skrev: hi flashsaavy, Thanks for ur inputs. Arin "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: arin, i recently sat and passed the Flash 8 Certification exam. i had previously passed the Developer cert for both Flash MX and MX 2004. i had never sat the Designer cert. my impression is that the Flash 8 Certification exam IS a Developer exam. my guess is that to pass the Flash 8 certification, you have to know ActionScript. mind you, when you sit the exam you might end up with a completely different set of questions. my guess is that they have hundreds of questions, of which you will have to answer 70. passing grade is 70%, meaning you have to get 49+ correct to pass. and you have 75 minutes to complete the exam. yeah, the test prep materials for the Flash 8 Cert suck. but ... here are some things you definitely should do: -- sample questions that download with the PDF at Adobe.com with the info about the Flash 8 exam http://partners.adobe.com/public/en/ace/ACE_Exam_Guide_Flash_8.pdf -- sample question that download with the PDF at Adobe.com with the info about the Flash MX 2004 Developer exam www.adobe.com/support/training/certified_professional_program/flmx2004_dev_sample.pdf -- sample question that download with the PDF at Adobe.com with the info about the Flash MX 2004 Designer exam www.adobe.com/support/training/certified_professional_program/flmx2004_des_sample.pdf -- know what is new with Flash 8. there are 1 hour of training videos on F8 new features here: http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=170 and you can get a 24 hour free pass here: http://www.lynda.com/freepass/24 beyond that, you can use some MX 2004 Developer study guide materials. tom kitta created a sample exam and put up a ton of his notes. you can find links to both here: http://www.tomkitta.com/flash/index.cfm and you can still get the MX 2004 Developer study guide book: http://www.amazon.com/Macromedia-Flash-Certified-Developer-Study/dp/0321256026/ as i said earlier, you might end up with completely different questions than I did. following are 3 topics that I saw more than 1 question on: -- LoadVars -- Font outline embedding. defaults for static text, dynamic text, input text. etc. -- Video. Video class. import formats supported. -- Audio. Sound class. import formats supported. one surprise for me was no questions related to components. v2 or otherwise. none. nada. there were non-ActionScript questions. some related to the IDE. so maybe those came in from the Designer cert, or maybe not. things like "publish profiles", bandwidth profiler, etc. one last bit of advice, if you can afford to take it twice, the best way to find out what is on the exam is to take it. you definitely have to prep for the first time that you take the exam. in the event that you don't pass on the first go, you have to know enough to know what you didn't know. if that makes sense. so if you can afford the risk of taking the test a second time don't over agonize about it. prep, go, if you pass the first time excellent. if not, likely you will know exactly what you need to study up on to pass it with flying colors the second time around. i hope this helps. please post back about your experience after you take the exam. and anyone else who has taken the exam. please post your impressions too. best of luck! On 12/6/06, Orindom Dhar wrote:Hello, Has anyone out there,cleared the flash 8 professional certification exam. If yes, could you please give some advice on how to prepare for it. Unlike previous flash certifications, in flash 8 they have combined the designer and developer and made it as one,its ridiculous! As a hardcore actionscripter I would have loved to skip the graphic designing part.Sigh!Also there is no clear cut blueprint from adobe for flash 8 cert exam. Any help in this regard is highly appreciated. regards, Arin - Have a burning question? Go to Yahoo! Answers and get answers from real people who know. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com - Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://train
Re: [Flashcoders] :: anyone passed flash 8 certification exam?::
hi flashsaavy, Thanks for ur inputs. Arin "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: arin, i recently sat and passed the Flash 8 Certification exam. i had previously passed the Developer cert for both Flash MX and MX 2004. i had never sat the Designer cert. my impression is that the Flash 8 Certification exam IS a Developer exam. my guess is that to pass the Flash 8 certification, you have to know ActionScript. mind you, when you sit the exam you might end up with a completely different set of questions. my guess is that they have hundreds of questions, of which you will have to answer 70. passing grade is 70%, meaning you have to get 49+ correct to pass. and you have 75 minutes to complete the exam. yeah, the test prep materials for the Flash 8 Cert suck. but ... here are some things you definitely should do: -- sample questions that download with the PDF at Adobe.com with the info about the Flash 8 exam http://partners.adobe.com/public/en/ace/ACE_Exam_Guide_Flash_8.pdf -- sample question that download with the PDF at Adobe.com with the info about the Flash MX 2004 Developer exam www.adobe.com/support/training/certified_professional_program/flmx2004_dev_sample.pdf -- sample question that download with the PDF at Adobe.com with the info about the Flash MX 2004 Designer exam www.adobe.com/support/training/certified_professional_program/flmx2004_des_sample.pdf -- know what is new with Flash 8. there are 1 hour of training videos on F8 new features here: http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=170 and you can get a 24 hour free pass here: http://www.lynda.com/freepass/24 beyond that, you can use some MX 2004 Developer study guide materials. tom kitta created a sample exam and put up a ton of his notes. you can find links to both here: http://www.tomkitta.com/flash/index.cfm and you can still get the MX 2004 Developer study guide book: http://www.amazon.com/Macromedia-Flash-Certified-Developer-Study/dp/0321256026/ as i said earlier, you might end up with completely different questions than I did. following are 3 topics that I saw more than 1 question on: -- LoadVars -- Font outline embedding. defaults for static text, dynamic text, input text. etc. -- Video. Video class. import formats supported. -- Audio. Sound class. import formats supported. one surprise for me was no questions related to components. v2 or otherwise. none. nada. there were non-ActionScript questions. some related to the IDE. so maybe those came in from the Designer cert, or maybe not. things like "publish profiles", bandwidth profiler, etc. one last bit of advice, if you can afford to take it twice, the best way to find out what is on the exam is to take it. you definitely have to prep for the first time that you take the exam. in the event that you don't pass on the first go, you have to know enough to know what you didn't know. if that makes sense. so if you can afford the risk of taking the test a second time don't over agonize about it. prep, go, if you pass the first time excellent. if not, likely you will know exactly what you need to study up on to pass it with flying colors the second time around. i hope this helps. please post back about your experience after you take the exam. and anyone else who has taken the exam. please post your impressions too. best of luck! On 12/6/06, Orindom Dhar wrote:Hello, Has anyone out there,cleared the flash 8 professional certification exam. If yes, could you please give some advice on how to prepare for it. Unlike previous flash certifications, in flash 8 they have combined the designer and developer and made it as one,its ridiculous! As a hardcore actionscripter I would have loved to skip the graphic designing part.Sigh!Also there is no clear cut blueprint from adobe for flash 8 cert exam. Any help in this regard is highly appreciated. regards, Arin - Have a burning question? Go to Yahoo! Answers and get answers from real people who know. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com - Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] :: anyone passed flash 8 certification exam?::
arin, i recently sat and passed the Flash 8 Certification exam. i had previously passed the Developer cert for both Flash MX and MX 2004. i had never sat the Designer cert. my impression is that the Flash 8 Certification exam IS a Developer exam. my guess is that to pass the Flash 8 certification, you have to know ActionScript. mind you, when you sit the exam you might end up with a completely different set of questions. my guess is that they have hundreds of questions, of which you will have to answer 70. passing grade is 70%, meaning you have to get 49+ correct to pass. and you have 75 minutes to complete the exam. yeah, the test prep materials for the Flash 8 Cert suck. but ... here are some things you definitely should do: -- sample questions that download with the PDF at Adobe.com with the info about the Flash 8 exam http://partners.adobe.com/public/en/ace/ACE_Exam_Guide_Flash_8.pdf -- sample question that download with the PDF at Adobe.com with the info about the Flash MX 2004 Developer exam www.adobe.com/support/training/certified_professional_program/flmx2004_dev_sample.pdf -- sample question that download with the PDF at Adobe.com with the info about the Flash MX 2004 Designer exam www.adobe.com/support/training/certified_professional_program/flmx2004_des_sample.pdf -- know what is new with Flash 8. there are 1 hour of training videos on F8 new features here: http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=170 and you can get a 24 hour free pass here: http://www.lynda.com/freepass/24 beyond that, you can use some MX 2004 Developer study guide materials. tom kitta created a sample exam and put up a ton of his notes. you can find links to both here: http://www.tomkitta.com/flash/index.cfm and you can still get the MX 2004 Developer study guide book: http://www.amazon.com/Macromedia-Flash-Certified-Developer-Study/dp/0321256026/ as i said earlier, you might end up with completely different questions than I did. following are 3 topics that I saw more than 1 question on: -- LoadVars -- Font outline embedding. defaults for static text, dynamic text, input text. etc. -- Video. Video class. import formats supported. -- Audio. Sound class. import formats supported. one surprise for me was no questions related to components. v2 or otherwise. none. nada. there were non-ActionScript questions. some related to the IDE. so maybe those came in from the Designer cert, or maybe not. things like "publish profiles", bandwidth profiler, etc. one last bit of advice, if you can afford to take it twice, the best way to find out what is on the exam is to take it. you definitely have to prep for the first time that you take the exam. in the event that you don't pass on the first go, you have to know enough to know what you didn't know. if that makes sense. so if you can afford the risk of taking the test a second time don't over agonize about it. prep, go, if you pass the first time excellent. if not, likely you will know exactly what you need to study up on to pass it with flying colors the second time around. i hope this helps. please post back about your experience after you take the exam. and anyone else who has taken the exam. please post your impressions too. best of luck! On 12/6/06, Orindom Dhar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Hello, Has anyone out there,cleared the flash 8 professional certification exam. If yes, could you please give some advice on how to prepare for it. Unlike previous flash certifications, in flash 8 they have combined the designer and developer and made it as one,its ridiculous! As a hardcore actionscripter I would have loved to skip the graphic designing part.Sigh!Also there is no clear cut blueprint from adobe for flash 8 cert exam. Any help in this regard is highly appreciated. regards, Arin - Have a burning question? Go to Yahoo! Answers and get answers from real people who know. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] :: anyone passed flash 8 certification exam?::
Hello, Has anyone out there,cleared the flash 8 professional certification exam. If yes, could you please give some advice on how to prepare for it. Unlike previous flash certifications, in flash 8 they have combined the designer and developer and made it as one,its ridiculous! As a hardcore actionscripter I would have loved to skip the graphic designing part.Sigh!Also there is no clear cut blueprint from adobe for flash 8 cert exam. Any help in this regard is highly appreciated. regards, Arin - Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com