Should I get certified?
Created May 4, 2012
John Mitchell There are four primary schools of thought on whether
or not software developers should be certified. The
first school says that certification is basically
worthless since it doesn't prove anything (other
than your ability to take and pass the test :-). The
second school of thought says that certification does
show that you really do know something about Java so
it's worthwhile to get certified so that you have
that badge of expertise. The third school
of thought is more practically focused and says that
certification is a way to help get you through more
levels of hiring filters than you might otherwise
get through. The fourth school says that going
through all of the studying and testing to become
certified is a helpful learning experience so do it
to fulfill your own desire for learning.