Is this a regional thing? In the US, I've never met another dev who's ever gotten a cert (to my knowledge) or even discussed one. Might just be my particular circles, though.
It's interesting how people pay for a degree, pay for certifications only to find themselves looked down on as people who don't have better things to pad their CV with. Looks like the best entries are previous jobs.
I mean, sometimes I wish our industry had more rigorous practices and standards. Web dev in particular gets more wild west by the day. But I've never heard a colleague even discuss a cert, much less actually have one (to my knowledge).
I think they're a good idea, just extremely rare in my experience. I've met more self taught devs and tech people, many of whom make bank, than anyone with a cert. I've seen them online, of course, but always thought they were a foreign thing for outsourced support and networking stuff. Maybe a double standard there where US nationals get different treatment? I dunno...
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24855453
It's interesting how people pay for a degree, pay for certifications only to find themselves looked down on as people who don't have better things to pad their CV with. Looks like the best entries are previous jobs.