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Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 06/30/07 14:34
ELINTPimp wrote:
> On Jun 28, 3:29 am, Rahul <rahul...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello Friends,
>> I am planning to go for Zend PHP 5 certification exam.I am looking
>> for members here who have completed the same and are ready to share
>> their thoughts regarding the Value of Certification,Study Guides,Time
>> Factor etc..
>> Waiting for your reply..
>> Thanks
>> Rahul
>
> I'm a new member of (smallish) PHP web development team working on
> intranet webapps. Combined, we have about 15yrs of PHP experience,
> but most of the guys have learned PHP on an "as needed" basis, it
> seems. Although they have a fair command of HTML, CSS, XML,
> JavaScript, DTHML, AJAX and PHP...the one thing that gets me is that
> they don't write OO PHP. When I told them, after getting my MSSQL 2005
> cert (yes, I know), that my next cert was the Zend PHP5...they,
> including my supervisor, looked at me puzzled. With all that time
> with PHP, none of them knew what or the value of a Zend PHP cert was.
> Although it's a bit discuraging, I know from my cert experiences that
> taking a structured approach to (really) learning a topic is always
> good for yourself...and the added paper credentials don't hurt. From
> my research, the cert covers a core knowledge that all PHP programmers
> should know. One magazine editor said it covered "low-level PHP"
> knowledge, which I guess is relative to the language. I ordered php|
> architect's Zend PHP 5 Certification Study Guide and PHP 5 Objects,
> Patterns, and Practice to help me get ready (the later I just really
> wanted but don't think it will hurt). I'll let you know my immediate
> thoughts on the stufy guide, if you wish.
>
> If anyone else has read/tested on this, or even has an opinion on it
> (especially from some of the more experienced programmers on this
> distro like Toby, Zeldor, Jerry, etc), I would appreciate the thoughts
> as well.
>
Personally, I've never found certifications to be worth the time and
effort spent getting them. They have never gotten me a job, more money,
or anything else. My experience, OTOH, has done all of those. And
meanwhile, I've spent thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours getting
some certifications.
But others have found them worthwhile, and I won't argue that. It
really depends on your experience level. The less experience you have,
the more valuable certifications can be, IMHO.
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