From: | Christopher Browne <cbbrowne(at)libertyrms(dot)info> |
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To: | "pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org(dot)pgsql-general"(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: PostgreSQL certifications? |
Date: | 2003-11-24 22:07:19 |
Message-ID: | 604qwts9ns.fsf@dev6.int.libertyrms.info |
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cool_screen_name90001(at)yahoo(dot)com (CSN) writes:
> Just curious - are there any PostgreSQL
> certifications, or plans for them? I ask because I
> just became aware of two for mysql:
>
> http://vue.com/mysql/
> http://www.mysql.com/certification/
A while back, PostgreSQL Inc had some involvement with building
something of a "skills evaluation" test.
But it isn't totally evident how this is _Truly Useful_.
Certification historically has three characteristics that considered
valuable:
1. They provide a way of extracting money from would-be advocates.
Which is obviously beneficial for MySQL AB.
2. After someone has spent $400 on a MySQL certification, they'll
doubtless be a fan of getting some kind of value out of it.
3. In the Oracle market, if you have a certification, it may prove
easier to get a job, because employers go out looking for OCP
certifications.
Until there is a job market that's active enough that you can see
dozens of PG jobs listed that need to be filled, I can't see a
certification being of vast practical value.
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