RE: Informix certified database Specialist?

Danny and Uncle Mike, I think you studied at a University and earned a BS degree or something similar. BUT YOU HAD TO STUDY TO EARN THAT DEGREE don't you ? Now, once you got your degree, you started working ( if not before ) to gain experience in the IT market. So there are a lot of BS in computer science that can only work as operators !, yes, believe me , there are many ignorants with BS in computer science degrees. So it is not the ICPP from Informix, it is us , the people. You talked about employers wanting certified professionals, but I haven't heard complains about employers wanting BS stupid guys. Every people is different, there will be Certified Stupid Professionals, There will be Smart Certified Professionals with high technical knowledge and there will be high technical knowledge professionals not certified. But please don't talk bad about the ICPP. Regards, Mario Estrada ============Reply Separator----------------------- ---------- From: Daniel Wright[SMTP:dw420@airmail.net] Sent: Monday, August 25, 1997 10:04 PM To: informix-list@rmy.emory.edu Subject: Re: Informix certified database Specialist? Mike Segel wrote: } Manish Hemrajani wrote: } > } > Hi } > } > Is it beneficial to be a certified database specialist by taking the } tests } > offered by informix. } > } > Sincerely } > Manish } } Sigh, } Here we go again..... } } Well, do you want to *waste* $1000.00 to take all } the tests? } } How long have you been using Informix? } How good are your *other* skills? } } For some it makes sense. } For others, it is just a waste of money and time. } } IMHO, since I tend to focus on the application side, the tests } don't do a hill of beans. Can I set up and tune an engine? } Yup. Am I a DBA? No, I just play one on TV. (The tests don't } really deal with DBA issues outside of knowing about the engine, } or so I have heard...) } YMMV } } -Uncle Mikey. } -- } #include <std_disclaimer.h> /* Mike Segel (MS385) */ } #include <No_Spam.h> } #ifdef OFFENDED_BY_CONTENT } The author takes no responsibility for this post. } Any resemblence to a coherent rational thought is purely coincidence. } } -The Management. } #endif } ***************************** } Due to AGIS's Refusal to Act Responsibly } We are blocking all of their domains at the packet level. } This block will exist until AGIS modifies their policies to } conform to existing RFCs and net community standards. } } We encourage all ISPs and domain holders to do the same. } ***************************** I think I agree w/ Uncl Mikey, but would add one point. There are an awful lot of ignorant management types who probably would feel wonderful knowing all their employees were "certified". But then they're also the type of people who I wouldn't want to work for. I for one, would rather have employees who were experienced and could actually do stuff rather than ones who simply studied for a test. -- - Danny Wright danwright@bigfoot.com #include <stddisclaimers.h> * God is real, unless declared as an integer. * Why do programmers get Halloween and Christmas mixed up? Because 0CT(31) == DEC(25) * I'd love to change the world, but I can't get into the source code. * /nev/dull