*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 > > -- thanks, -pate ------------------------- http://on-ruby.blogspot.com