Re: Trust validation of programmers

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Rick Smith <rick_smith () securecomputing com> said :

> At 08:05 AM 6/26/98 -0400, Ted Doty wrote:
>
> > From what I've seen, this situation is more like the craft guilds of the
> > Renaissance.  Apprentices and journeymen would work under the supervision
> > of masters, who were not only responsible for the quality of the product,
> > but for training the apprentices and journeymen as well.
>
> Arguably the training style is like this, particularly in mature
> organizations, but there's an essential ingredient missing -- there's no
> assurance that a person claiming to be a journeyman or master really is
> one. In the Good Old Days you'd practice your craft in the same community
> that you trained in, so everyone that mattered knew your status. Today,
> someone can walk in off the street with a bogus resume and claim to be an
> expert.
>
> I suppose one could say that the CISSP is supposed to address this problem,
> though it's nowhere nearly as comprehensive (or costly) as guild style
> apprenticeships.

Say more, many people (incl me) will NEVER pay a single cent to ISS for
certification. Don't trust me, don't trust my code, etc, if that does
matter for you. I just don't care. I do not want to. I don't see WHY
should i spend my money.
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