market continues to dive!

[Marvin GodfatherofSoul Bellamy]

I think that certification is a good idea, but the types of licenses 
that the industry has trusted are the wrong ones.  Business types in 
charge just have too much unwarranted confidence in their understanding 
of the industry to trust techies.  Then, they point the finger at you 
when they get burned.

Michael wrote:

>In a way I think the computer industry needs a (free) professional license
>that actually matters. You have to many people cranked out from college
>that think real programming is Frontpage and Visual Basic with no idea
>that any OS's exist besides Windows and maybe MacOS. The people who only
>went into the field because their consul told them the job market was good
>in tech. Then they get A+ and Microsoft certified and go charging out to
>destroy the market. We need something like the law or medical bars that
>certify the individual is reasonably skilled and has professional ethics.
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