--- Yann Larrivee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I personally dont beleive in this. It is juste another way to make > money ;) Every body in the indeustry should know that.
Disclaimer: I assisted in the creation of the Zend PHP Certification. You're right - this is another way to make money. However, based on my interpretation of what you're suggesting, I think you're wrong about where Zend intends to make that money. You really think they're going to make a significant amount of money from people paying to take this certification? Zend is a major company that will grow as PHP itself grows. This certification helps PHP in the enterprise and make it seem like a more legitimate option for companies looking to spend a lot of money on their Web infrastructure. It also helps the entire PHP community, whether we get certified or not. The more PHP is used, the more demand for PHP developers there will be, the higher the salaries will be, etc. > PHP.net has nothing to do with it, execpt that some people from the > php.net team help put it together. I assume you mean the PHP Group has nothing to do with it (php.net is a domain name with no other significance), and you're right. Of course, Zend is a much more appropriate entity for this. I'd prefer that the PHP Group spend their time making PHP better and better. > Hostely, what kind of market value does the certification has? Go get > sun certified at least it has some sort of history and value. You should think about that for a minute (apply some good common sense). Chris ===== Chris Shiflett - http://shiflett.org/ PHP Security - O'Reilly Coming Fall 2004 HTTP Developer's Handbook - Sams http://httphandbook.org/ PHP Community Site http://phpcommunity.org/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
