*sigh*, as is far too often the case, I did a really bad job of
explaining what I really meant, and someone else swooped in
with what I really should have said.  Thanks David.

On 11/10/06, dblack / wobblini.net <dblack / wobblini.net> wrote:
> Hi --
>

[my poor description snipped]

> I think it's fine for the institution to offer a certificate in Ruby
> programming, but I don't think it has any implications for Ruby per
> se.  In other words, I would not call people who take the course
> certified Rubyists, but rather holders of a certificate in Ruby from
> such-and-such an institution.
>

This is exactly what I was trying to get at, not some kind of
Novell/Cisco/A+  kind of thing.

>
> David
>
> --
>                    David A. Black | dblack / rubypal.com
> Author of "Ruby for Rails"   [1] | Ruby/Rails training & consultancy [3]
> DABlog (DAB's Weblog)        [2] | Co-director, Ruby Central, Inc.   [4]
> [1] http://www.manning.com/black | [3] http://www.rubypowerandlight.com
> [2] http://dablog.rubypal.com    | [4] http://www.rubycentral.org
>
>


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thanks,
-pate
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