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Ask HN: how do you objectively prove what you have independantly learned
Particularly in regards to programming. If you state in an application for example that you know MySQL or that you are able to programme say in php, how do you objectively prove this. Is there any reconsigned examining bodies which may provide you with a certificate?
- mattyb 17y agohttp://www.mysql.com/certification/ http://www.mysql.com/certification/ http://www.zend.com/en/services/certification/ http://www.zend.com/en/services/certification/
- noodle 17y agothis is basically the purpose of certifications. other things that work are employment references and code examples.
- kaens 17y agoIt seems to me that having an open-source pet project or two that uses the relevant technologies would suffice.
- zacharydanger 17y agoAgreed. And I think there's a benefit to having an open source project versus a handful of certifications. An open source project will generally only be looked at by people with the skill to evaluate actual code. Anyone in HR can evaluate a certificate. The underlying goal being that good shops should actually have someone in the hiring process who can evaluate your skills, while other shops are probably hiring to a checklist of acronyms.
- dflock 17y agoEither certify or build something public using your skills, I guess.
- bayareaguy 17y agoI'm more likely to believe specific things you've done over general things you claim to know particularly when it comes to specific technical systems. Don't tell me you "know" MySQL. Instead, tell me about the things you did to insure I can't take down your system by injecting a call to BENCHMARK() or about the time you were able to get the database working after InnoDB force recovery didn't work.