Certification change: feedback

I have near-zero faith in the certifications.

I'm not a fan of certifications in general. It isn't just an IA issue. They arose as a wider proxy for the excellence that used to be recognized in a person's or organization's public reputation.

They have metastasized into a replacement for reputation, enforced by financial incentives and requiring financial sacrifices, instead of being the start towards one's reputation.

In today's litigious world, in part due to the financial aspects, there is also substantial pressure to not allow failures. Which makes outsiders (and some insiders) question the actual value of the certificate.

FWIW, I, personally, am not Ignition Certified. At all. And I have no intention to waste my time on it.

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