Re: What happened to Test 972: IBM Certified Specialist - ILE RPG Programmer?

[Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jon,

I understand what you're saying, but the withdrawing of this test
troubles me even so; as an indication of where the platform is headed.

Charles

On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 12:07 PM, Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The RPG cert test has been withdrawn because there was insufficient
> demand for it. It was too in-depth and required too much practical
> experience to be used by the colleges that teach RPG. All the time
> that the test remained reasonably up-to-date and had not been
> compromised, by the b*stards who steal tests and sell it as
> "education", it could continue. When last year it became obvious that
> it needed refreshing IBM had to look at the costs and determine
> whether to update it - which is an expensive process even though the
> RPGers who participate are not paid. They determined that the costs
> were not justified and so rather than offering an out-of-date test
> they withdrew it. Simple economics. No evil plots - the only evil
> comes from the hijackers who force tests to be rewritten more often
> than they should need to be.