Re: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 Minutes... ]

2002-05-06 Thread Justin Scott
Ihrig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 9:29 AM Subject: RE: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 Minutes... ] > guys. > i have been using CF for three years. > > but continually have to ask

RE: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 Minutes... ]

2002-05-06 Thread Erika L. Walker-Arnold
>>| From: Kola Oyedeji [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>| >>| While i'm talking about gurus just wondered who everyone >>| would vote as *the* ultimate cf guru... >>| Well, on my short list there'd be our own listmaster, Mikey, our JediMaster, Ray (even though he too works for MM), Rob Brooks-Bil

RE: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 Minutes... ]

2002-05-06 Thread Philip Arnold - ASP
> While i'm talking about gurus just wondered who everyone > would vote as *the* ultimate cf guru... Uncle Ben is now an evangelist for MM or similar isn't he? Otherwise he'd get my vote :) Philip Arnold Technical Director Certified ColdFusion Developer ASP Multimedia Limited Switchboard: +44 (0

RE: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 Minutes... ]

2002-05-06 Thread Kola Oyedeji
--- From: Paul Ihrig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 06 May 2002 14:30 To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 Minutes... ] guys. i have been using CF for three years. but continually have to ask for help... i would never call myself a real developer, but

RE: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 Minutes... ]

2002-05-06 Thread Larry Lyons
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 9:30 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 > Minutes... ] > > > guys. > i have been using CF for three years. > > but continually have to ask for help... &

RE: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 Minutes... ]

2002-05-06 Thread Philip Arnold - ASP
> So i want to get my cert. > where & when?? > any links? I got mine at DevCon 2000 (need to get the CFMX one this year), one of my lads got his at DevCon 2001, and if we take another with us this year, then that'll be the third at DevCon Other than that, you'd have to check with MM as to who do

RE: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 Minutes... ]

2002-05-06 Thread Paul Ihrig
guys. i have been using CF for three years. but continually have to ask for help... i would never call myself a real developer, but do it as a job & enjoy every minute of it... So i want to get my cert. where & when?? any links? also i really need to ramp up my knowledge. i have read just abou

RE: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 Minutes... ]

2002-05-06 Thread Larry Lyons
uot;Jerry Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 5:14 PM > Subject: RE: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + > 30 Minutes... ] > > > > Although I haven't taken the CF Cert

Re: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 Minutes...]

2002-05-04 Thread Ben Braver
ntil I am elected. I would hire you in an instant >though :) > >Todd > >- Original Message - >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 6:59 PM >Subject: Re: Certification Value [was: Getti

Re: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 Minutes...]

2002-05-03 Thread Todd
day, May 03, 2002 6:59 PM Subject: Re: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 Minutes...] > Todd- > > I've been told I'm certifiable. > Does that help in a job search? > > -Ben _

Re: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 Minutes... ]

2002-05-03 Thread Justin Scott
> 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.

Re: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 Minutes... ]

2002-05-03 Thread Justin Scott
> There is little difference, then, in what one knows about a person > who scores a 63% vs a 93%. > > The test are not meant to produce granular rankings. Then why do they have the advanced certificate for people who score over 80%? -Justin Scott, Lead Developer Sceiron Internet Services, Inc.

Re: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 Minutes...]

2002-05-03 Thread bbraver
So, is it worth > it? Yes. > > Todd > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Justin Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 4:13 PM > Subject: Certification Value [was: Ge

Re: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 Minutes...]

2002-05-03 Thread Todd
es it garuntee a job? No. Can it help me get one? Yes. Did it help me get one? Yes. So, is it worth it? Yes. Todd - Original Message - From: "Justin Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 4:13 P

RE: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 Minutes... ]

2002-05-03 Thread Erika L. Walker-Arnold
>>| From: Justin Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>| >>| Right, I've taken the test too, which is how I found out >>| about the minimum passing score. This thread was brought >>| over from CF-Talk where someone with a "Certified >>| ColdFusion 5 Developer" in their sig was asking how to add

Re: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 Minutes... ]

2002-05-03 Thread Todd
s than any standard multiple choice tests .. even weighted ones. I'm about 30% done. Good stuff! Todd - Original Message - From: "Jerry Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 5:14 PM Subject: RE

RE: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 Minutes... ]

2002-05-03 Thread Jerry Johnson
ent: Friday, May 03, 2002 4:45 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 > Minutes... ] > > > What I'd like to see is a free-entry exam where it asks you > to write some > code that will take a given set of data and do som

RE: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 Minutes... ]

2002-05-03 Thread Kevin Schmidt
- From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 3:58 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 Minutes... ] That would cost unfortunately. I really could not see how that could make any sort of return or have break even point, given

RE: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 Minutes... ]

2002-05-03 Thread Larry Lyons
, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -Original Message- > From: Justin Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 4:45 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 > Minutes... ] > > > What I&#x

Re: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 Minutes... ]

2002-05-03 Thread Justin Scott
t;[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 4:24 PM Subject: RE: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 Minutes... ] > I agree. I took the test in November of 2000 and there were some > questions on there for tags

RE: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 Minutes... ]

2002-05-03 Thread Larry Lyons
done. -- > -Original Message- > From: Justin Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 4:41 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 > Minutes... ] > > > > Justin having taken the test, I can

Re: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 Minutes... ]

2002-05-03 Thread Justin Scott
> Justin having taken the test, I can see the justification for the 63% pass, > that's actually 39 of 60 questions. Moreover many of the questions tested > more in-depth knowledge, for instance by providing a code snippet and having > the person select the right answer from several choices, with a

RE: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 Minutes... ]

2002-05-03 Thread Kevin Schmidt
ailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 3:21 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 Minutes... ] Justin having taken the test, I can see the justification for the 63% pass, that's actually 39 of 60 questions. Moreover many of the questi

RE: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 Minutes... ]

2002-05-03 Thread Larry Lyons
http://www.pacel.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -Original Message- > From: Justin Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 4:14 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Certification Value [was: Getting Future

Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 Minutes...]

2002-05-03 Thread Justin Scott
> You h ave some really rough public schools in your area then. > What gets you an A? 100%? 94%. The other grades are decrements of 10 below that. > And someone asking a question does not necessarily indicate some lack of > ability. Just because you have a certificate, doesn't suggest that you