Re: Why Microsoft certificates are only good as asswipes

Oh jesus get off it already. I don't know how many more MS vs. Linux debates I can take before I crack. Don't you people understand anything? Each has their own advantages and disadvantages. If you prefer Linux, USE LINUX, but don't knock people who made a different choice. If I were a company, I'd give more weight to a certification that was appropriate for what I needed. If I run an MS based system, I don't give two ****'s about the guy with a Linux certification. OTOH, if I run a linux-based system, the MS guy isn't going to be able to help me much. If we only had ONE OS (be it Windows or Linux) we'd have problems. How'd you like it if the only car you could buy was a Ford? Some people like Fords, some people like Chevy's (PLEASE don't start that thread).

I don't know many people that can sit there and memorize the answers to that many questions, not knowing which ones they'll be asked. If you purely BS your way through the exams as you seem to think everyone does, you're going to be pleasantly embarrassed when your new boss asks you to develop something you've never worked with before.

My point is that people should use what they're comfortable with. I work with MS technologies and don't have a single iota of experience with Linux. Yet I manage to pull down $100/hour as an independent contractor doing backend web development for MS-based companies. I'm perfectly happy with that. I don't agree with all of MS's practices, but I'm not in this business to try to turn MS into an ethical operation. I'm in this to earn money and do something I enjoy doing and so far it's working because MS has a large market share which provides me with a large target market. It's all about business, not personal preference and an MCSD cert provides me with leverage to gain a larger percentage of that market because people are more comfortable hiring MCSD's in some cases. I don't care if the piece of paper is worthless to some techie who's got his computer-geek head shoved too far up his ***, because it holds weight with the people who pay me. Try to learn that and it'll make your days much easier.

Scott

"Bill Gates" <microshaft_bill_gates_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message news:a5e097cc.0201101759.646f984f_at_posting.google.com...
> You look at Linux or Comptia such tests . They at least make you
> understand
> some basics of the area you are taking test in by asking direct
> questions or using question types such as Fill in the blanks.
> But if you look at MS exams they are a total joke.
> Just look at the braindump(there are 100's out there that sell actual
> questions such as Cert 21 or Troytec whatever) answers and memorize
> the answers (in most cases you don't even have to read the question).
> True MS claims it demands a higher understanding but is it true when
> you don't even have to know what the question is and yet you can
> answer it ?
> Not many of MS tests are adaptive.
> True MS has been changing the questions but they are not enough to
> catch the
> test taker. Like I am going to be fooled if you change the name of the
> company
> from Contoso.com to Baldwin.com or if you chaneg the sysadmins name
> from Joan to
> Maria.
>
> If I was a hiring manager,I would give more weight to Linux / Comptia
> type
> exams than MS exams esp if the applicant has little or no experience.
> At least the Linux dude knows basic stuff howeevr simple they may be
Received on Mon Jan 14 2002 - 13:28:35 CST