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by Jrizzo
Fri Jan 20, 2006 11:18 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: PhpBlackBelt.com
Replies: 12
Views: 1606

I wouldn't trust someone not to work through the questions collaboratively with other developers .. and I'd need to know if the individual applicant could pass on his/her own. Yes, it's a concern that we have. Our experience is that very few people cheat, and we have different mechanism to make che...
by Jrizzo
Fri Jan 20, 2006 11:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: PhpBlackBelt.com
Replies: 12
Views: 1606

d11wtq wrote:If you're planning on doing this for a fair few languages I'd advise that you buy all the domains asap because I can almost guarantee that some squatter will steal them otherwise ;)
Thank you for the advice. We've bought many of them one year ago.
by Jrizzo
Fri Jan 20, 2006 10:26 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: PhpBlackBelt.com
Replies: 12
Views: 1606

I think it would be cool. I've been thinking about creating series of quizzes and so forth in my study for the PHP Zend Exam. If you have some content, neophyte, we can create a "PHP" category/exam on http://www.JavaBlackBelt.com as a starting point and give you a moderator's access. If t...
by Jrizzo
Fri Jan 20, 2006 10:22 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: PhpBlackBelt.com
Replies: 12
Views: 1606

No, employers have not heard of "BlackBelt" coding but if it helped me passed Zend or some other Cert that would be enough reason for me to participate. That was an idea behind JavaBlackBelt also. At the beginning, we got existing questions from Sun Certification mock exams (around 800). ...
by Jrizzo
Fri Jan 20, 2006 10:16 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: PhpBlackBelt.com
Replies: 12
Views: 1606

It's actually an interesting idea but what credibility would the result have? I mean, have employers heard of JavaBlackBelt :?: Very good remark! We've been working on the platform for 2 years. Now it's ready and we start working on the content and credibility aspect. There are many means. The ques...
by Jrizzo
Fri Jan 20, 2006 9:45 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: PhpBlackBelt.com
Replies: 12
Views: 1606

PhpBlackBelt.com

Hi, I'm John Rizzo, the founder of http://www.JavaBlackBelt.com It's a platform for mass collaboration on building (and passing) exams. We plan to do PhpBlackBelt.com . I don't know much about PhP (I fear I'm a Java guy). I think there is a "Zend Certification". Is there an interest for co...