Re: Livecode Developer Certifications

2013-08-09 Thread Geoff Canyon
I don't have an opinion on certifications, at least not one I feel strongly enough about to advocate for it on a mailing list. I was just saying what I would do. Sent from my iPad On Aug 9, 2013, at 8:30 PM, Alejandro Tejada wrote: > employers would find really useful to know, besides a samp

Re: Livecode Developer Certifications

2013-08-09 Thread Mike Kerner
Alejandro, I don't think so. Yes, it depends on the company and the decision-maker, but my experience has been that interviews, sample problems, and discussions with others seem to be far better predictors. If you want to hire someone with an eye for visual detail, hire someone who has made beau

Re: Livecode Developer Certifications

2013-08-09 Thread Alejandro Tejada
Hi Geoff, Geoff Canyon-4 wrote > I recently solved http://projecteuler.net/problem=65. > [long snip] Wonderful. This is an outstanding example of the kind of challenges that Computer Scientist find everyday in their jobs: Do you need a tool that still do not exists to solve a problem? You creat

Re: Livecode Developer Certifications

2013-08-09 Thread Alejandro Tejada
Hi Mike, Mike Kerner wrote > [snip] > Certs, degrees, blah, blah, blah predict absolutely zero. > When resumes come our way for folks with a bunch of certs > I tend to be suspicious that I'm being had. > [snip] Yes, it's true. I have seen this myself... But, tell me if I am understanding you i

Re: Livecode Developer Certifications

2013-08-09 Thread Mike Kerner
Alejandro, As an employer, I disagree. Certs, degrees, blah, blah, blah predict absolutely zero. When resumes come our way for folks with a bunch of certs I tend to be suspicious that I'm being had. I've seen engineers from the same school with vastly differing abilities, knowledge, and skill ev

Re: Livecode Developer Certifications

2013-08-09 Thread Geoff Canyon
e my own large integer arithmetic routines in > LC to solve some that involve 20+ digit numbers. > > gc > > > On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 12:07 PM, John Dixon wrote: > >> Will I get a certificate ? >> >> > From: gcan...@gmail.com >> > Date: Fri, 9 Aug 20

Re: Livecode Developer Certifications

2013-08-09 Thread Alejandro Tejada
Hi All, Actually, employers will get the most benefits of LiveCode Certifications. It's a fact, but most of us, who use LiveCode daily, for many years, DO NOT USE ALL the features that LiveCode provides. For example: After reading the roadmap, I foresee that in a near future, a native OpenGL ren

Re: Livecode Developer Certifications

2013-08-09 Thread Geoff Canyon
a certificate ? > > > From: gcan...@gmail.com > > Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2013 10:07:28 -0500 > > Subject: Re: Livecode Developer Certifications > > To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > > > If I want to know if someone can code I'd ask them to solve a few > > ht

RE: Livecode Developer Certifications

2013-08-09 Thread John Dixon
Will I get a certificate ? > From: gcan...@gmail.com > Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2013 10:07:28 -0500 > Subject: Re: Livecode Developer Certifications > To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > If I want to know if someone can code I'd ask them to solve a few > http://projecteu

Re: Livecode Developer Certifications

2013-08-09 Thread Geoff Canyon
If I want to know if someone can code I'd ask them to solve a few http://projecteuler.net/ problems. gc On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 7:35 AM, Rick Harrison wrote: > Hi Simon, > > I found that certifications in general are > only a way for computer education companies > to make a big buck. In my expe

Re: Livecode Developer Certifications

2013-08-09 Thread Rick Harrison
Hi Simon, I found that certifications in general are only a way for computer education companies to make a big buck. In my experience, I found many people who were certified in a language were also terrible at what they were doing. I found many people who couldn't afford the time or money to get

Re: Livecode Developer Certifications

2013-08-09 Thread Igor de Oliveira Couto
On 09/08/2013, at 5:19 AM, Alejandro Tejada wrote: > Does exists plans to create LiveCode Certifications? It seems that RunRev is currently running a training camp, at the end of which attendees get a 'certificate'. I must admit, I did not pay too much attention to it as it seemed to be geared

Re: Livecode Developer Certifications

2013-08-09 Thread As_Simon
Alejandro Tejada wrote > Does exists plans to create LiveCode Certifications? I hope not... I test very poorly, always have. Simon -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/Livecode-Developer-Certifications-tp4668510p4668553.html Sent from the Revolution