<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Trying to get back on track ... here's what I've been able to glean from the conversation so far:<div><br></div><div>Certification is a contentious issue, with many pros and cons in either side of the issue.</div><div><br></div><div>It seems like any initiative to develop certification will be directed by larger enterprises seeking to get some standardization into their hiring process.</div><div><br></div><div>Current developers, at least those who have participated so far, see little reason or benefit to participate at the moment, although this could change.</div><div><br></div><div>Any barriers to entry caused by such a cert can be overcome by care and feeding of our current quality metrics. This might change over time.</div><div><br></div><div>And so the next step, as far as I can see, is to wait for an announcement by a Large drupal organization of such a certification...</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On 11-Aug-09, at 12:01 PM, Victor Kane wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">Just stating the need for certification so blatently is a form of fearmongering.<div>Stating "in actual experience" as an absolute is a form of fearmongering.<br><div>But STFU is inappropriate either for or against.</div> <div>STFU is a form of fearmongering.</div><div><br></div><div>Victor Kane</div><div><a href="http://awebfactory.com.ar">http://awebfactory.com.ar</a></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div><br><br></body></html>