Is it worth it to get MS Certified?
How important is it to get a MCPD, MCTS, etc? What is the best way to get certified? ...
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Microsoft Certification Exams
Not a very 'techy' question but certainly relevant in our field. What are your oppinions on them? Are they valuable or have they lost their meaning with all the readily available cramming / braindump tools out there. I'm curious as both my previous and current employer wants the developers to sit these exams. Although I'm sure they woul...
Taking the SCJP exam
What do you think about taking the Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP) exam? I think it's an essential requirement to learn the Java language properly. Without it silly programming mistakes are made as a direct result of poor understanding of the language's inner workings. Agree? ...
MSCT Certification, Exam 70-536, your advices?
At the beginning of the year, I was proposed by my company to take some MS certification exams. Since then, they generously paid for the Self-Paced Training Kit book. I was promised to have some time to study, but the project is running late (a habit around here). Let's face it, I'll have to study on my own time to get this certification...
SCJP 1.6 Exam (Changes from 1.5)
I'm doing my SCJP 1.6 exam in a couple of days. Unfortunately, I only had the Java 1.5 study guide to work with. What are the changes between the 1.5 and 1.6 exam? ...
Is A+ Certification relevant?
After reading an overview of the A+ certification from CompTIA, it states that they "recognize the evolution by continually reviewing the content of their credentials..." Then they state that their most recent change was in 2003. Really? Are they really keeping up? Is this certification really worth anything, knowledge-wise, as a first ...
Certification... Worth it or worthless?
Is getting certified worth the effort or totally useless? If useful, what sort of certifications one should get? ...
Is there any mandatory certification a programmer should have?
What kind of certifications would you recommend to an young future programmer? ...
Does SCJP help?
I was just wondering if SCJP helps ? Does it enhance your programming skills? Or just kinda another exam with emphasis on syntax? ...
Best resources to prepare for the "Spring Framework Certification"
Hi there I want to do the Spring Framework Certification (2.5), but there aren't many good resources to prepare for the exam. For the Sun certifications there are a lot of books and trainers (Enthuware / Whizlabs) but not for the Spring certification. Has somebody done the 2.5 exam already? What was your first impression? How did you p...
Do you think good developers should have lots of certificates?
When hiring a developer, some HR departments sort received CV's by the number of enclosed certificates from Microsoft, Oracle, e.t.c. And this way they miss a skilled developer sometimes, because they just invite certified people only for the interview. Do you think this is enough reason to sign up for a certain certificate? Personally I...
What are some good study resources for the Zend PHP certification?
I'm preparing to take the Zend PHP exam and want to find some resources for study materials. I already have php|Architect's Zend PHP 5 study guide, and of course there is the documentation at the PHP site itself. I'd particularly be interested in FREE practice tests or first-hand advice from others who have taken the exam as to what to...
Project Framework / Management certifications
So there's ITIL, and PMP, and Project+, and etc. etc. What are your preferences? I heard that PMP and ITIL can perhaps allow you to make more money. Project+ is cheaper. Has anybody actually gotten usage out of any of these certificates? ...
Sun Certified Web Component Developer exams
Hi I was just wondering does anyone know if there any massive differences in the SCWCD 1.4 exams and the 1.5 exams? Also does anyone know of any good urls or pdf's that can be used to study for this exam ...
Recommend Certifications for Business Analyst in Banking Domain
Are there any certifications for Business Analyst in the Banking domain similar to ones available for the techical stream like MCSE, OCP, etc? PS: If someone has visited this question, please note that a dedicated BA site is proposed at http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/20335/business-system-analyst-banking-financial-services-i...
What are the best resources to get MS developer Certification?
I've just started working on my 2nd job out of university and my new employer has offered to pay for the resources and the tests to get me some certifications. Although most of the companies software is written in Java I'm pretty much the only .Net developer and they mean to keep me as a .Net devloper. I've looked into getting .Net 3.5...
BCS CITP - Is it worth it?
My company is affiliated with the British Computing Society and is pushing people to try to get Chartered IT Professional status. Is this worth getting? The BCS website doesn't give much information (the site, run by IT people for IT people, wants you to fill in a form so that they can post - snail mail! - information to you!) but I've ...
Has anyone taken the Adobe Certified Flex 2 Developer Exam?
Hello all, I am looking to take the flex 2 developer exam very soon and was just wondering if anyone has taken it already? If so what did you think of the exam and how did you prepare? Thanks ...
What are the best resources for preparing for a MCTS exam?
I am considering taking the MCTS exam (employer will pay) with the intention of gaining a core understanding of the .NET framework. Also, I plan to take the C# version. What are the best preparation resources. (I am not interested in brain dumps, as my goal is to learn, not just pass) ...
Best Microsoft Certification study resource
What is the best resource for studying for Microsoft certifications -- specifically the .NET 2.0 developer series? There are a lot of options out there, we have been using the MS Press books and Transcender exams where I work, but I know there are other competitors -- I would like to see what the StackOverflow community considers the be...