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by usr1106 2891 days ago
Certification is a theater for managers and so called decision makers. It might have a positive impact on code quality as long as people are motivated. But if insiders are telling me that the workplace culture is deteriorating that is a serious problem. Certification will not prevent bad code hitting production.
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Reminds me of several CMM Level 5 certified IT services firms consistently grounding projects into dust!
I was mainly referring to the security of their systems, but I take your point.