From: | Scott Marlowe <smarlowe(at)g2switchworks(dot)com> |
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To: | Jorge Godoy <jgodoy(at)gmail(dot)com> |
Cc: | Merlin Moncure <mmoncure(at)gmail(dot)com>, Erik Jones <erik(at)myemma(dot)com>, Marc Evans <Marc(at)softwarehackery(dot)com>, pgsql general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: Is there a shortage of postgresql skilled ops people |
Date: | 2007-03-27 21:10:12 |
Message-ID: | 1175029812.29604.22.camel@state.g2switchworks.com |
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On Tue, 2007-03-27 at 15:58, Jorge Godoy wrote:
> I have the same opinion. Just look around and see how many "certified
> something" are there and how many of them *really* know the product, its
> details, how to work with it.
>
> Certifications don't even certify the minimum knowledge. They are like tests
> that we do in school: they show how we are feeling and what we "know" (or
> memorized during the night) at the instant of the test. Some people even
> cheat on tests (not that I'm saying it is done or is common with certification
> tests...).
>
> So, if I have a good memory to retain information for a week, I'll excel in
> certification tests. But then, what after that week?
>
> I'm against certifications for any product. It just doesn't show the
> reality.
I would say that really depends on the certification. My flatmate is an
RHCE, and that is a pretty rigorous certification. Lots of applied
knowledge to fixing purposely broken computer systems.
OTOH, I've read the MCSE study guides before and was very underwhelmed.
Seemed like a guide on which button to push to get a banana.
But neither one is a substitute for 20+ years of on the job experience
of a system.
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