[COMP] Re: GTE = Great, Terrible Evil.

On Wed, 12 Jul 2000 22:44:44 -0500 (EST), the Dasein weez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

|The thing is that most of the certifications now are based on a written test, 
and for the most part, writing down answers and filling in bubbles doesn't test 
your knowledge of real-world applications and such.  Perhaps certifications 
should be based on "number of years experience,"  "things I've accomplished," 
or "number and type of sticky situations I've gotten companies out of." 

or perhaps: "released x and y open software for two years" with "great
pleasure from my users"

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Bruno Van de Casteele  brunovdc@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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"Ah! what is man?
Wherefore does he why?
Whence did he whence?
Wither is he withering?"
Dan Leno


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