Re: [Survey] What would you like to ask IBM about RPG certification?

[Don <dr2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Frankly,

I'ld rather see them Certify that their "business partner's" software
ACTUALLY WORKS!  ...THAT's the kinda certification that would make the
most use to me!

Don in DC


On Wed, 23 Sep 1998 DAsmussen@aol.com wrote:

> Brad,
> 
> In a message dated 98-09-21 16:33:08 EDT, you write:
> 
> > I'm putting together an article for MC that is sort of a Q&A with IBM
> >  about the benifits or pitfalls of RPG Certification.  
> 
> Congratulations!
> 
> >  If you wanted to ask IBM a question, what would it be?  Things like "Why
> >  should I be certified if I already have a degree?" or "I don't use SEU,
> >  so why should the questions on the test about SEU effect my final
> >  score?".  Anything you want.  
> <<snip>>
> 
> The "why should I be certified if I already have a degree" question is pretty
> self-evident.  Saaawwwrrrrreeee, but I've dealt with numerous people with even
> advanced degrees that couldn't write a decent piece of code to save their
> lives.  Programming is an art, and "ya' either got it or you don't".  But that
> wasn't your question.
> 
> IBM has tried to develop an "ability-neutral" certification test.  I believe
> that the latter is a fool's pursuit.  There are just _FAR_ too many different
> "flavors" of RPG sites for any one test to serve them all well.  Use CODE/400
> or VA/RPG?  SEU questions are worthless.  Vice-versa is worthless as well.
> ILE sites rarely use RPG/400 and vice-versa.  I would propose that there be an
> "editor" test seperate of the "language certification" test, and would ask IBM
> why RPG isn't seperated into its' various disciplines...
> 
> JMHO,
> 
> Dean Asmussen
> Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc.
> Fuquay-Varina, NC  USA
> E-Mail:  DAsmussen@aol.com
> 
> "A man who is not a liberal in his youth has no heart.  A man who is not
> conservative in his later years has no brain." -- Otto Van Bismarck
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