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Computer science PHD is to professional programming what a food science degree is to being a head chef: the wrong credential to rely on, even though it sounds r
by quickthrower2 4y ago
Computer science PHD is to professional programming what a food science degree
is to being a head chef: the wrong credential to rely on, even though it sounds
related and is somewhat transferrable.
It a small company not specialized in education and examinations can set a test and deduce if I am good enough to code, then this can be standardized. And there could be many certs: 1. can code, 2. can code c++, 3. understands multithreading
… and so on.
- iepathos 4y agoI could see this being ok if the certs were retaken regularly. Passing a cert at one point in time doesn't mean you've retained all the knowledge that cert is suppose to assess after some time has passed. This is essentially what TripleByte does for its process to find good engineers for startups.
- quickthrower2 4y agoI think "can this person even code" certs can be like a driving license, and last a long time. More specific skills yes should be renewed.