The LUG community’s verdict!
WhiOH WhH dHbaWH Rn WhH imSRrWanFH RI FHrWifiFaWiRns FRnWinuHd Rn Rur FaFHbRRk SRrWaO, mHmbHrs RI WhH LUG FRmmuniWy flRRrHd us wiWh WhHir inWHrHsWing FRmmHnWs.
6RmH mHmbHrs RI WhH LUG FRmmuniWy IHOW WhaW iW makHs nR sHnsH in gHWWing FHrWifiHd as a dHYHORSHr Rr a SrRgrammHr, as FHrWifiFaWiRns WhaW FRYHr SrRgramming OanguagHs and aSSOiFaWiRn/WHb dHYHORSmHnW IramHwRrks arH mHrHOy an HyH-wash. ChandrashHkhar Babu, an aFWiYH mHmbHr RI ,LUG, ChHnnai, quiSs, “0RsW FandidaWHs whR gHW rHFruiWHd in Whis dRmain arH gHnHraOOy inWHrYiHwHd and HYaOuaWHd by technically competent personnel (preferably a tech-lead or a hirHd WHFhniFaO FRnsuOWanW) in aW OHasW RnH RI WhH HYaOuaWiRn sSins. CHrWifiFaWiRns mighW nRW nHFHssariOy hHOS in imSrRYing the employability of the candidate in this regard.
“PrRgrammHrs and dHYHORSHrs arH bHsW HYaOuaWHd basHd on their track records and their problem analysis and sROYing skiOOs. HaYing said WhaW, dHYHORSHr/SrRgramming certification, if taken seriously by the candidates WhHmsHOYHs, wRuOd hHOS WhHm in OHarning WhH WHFhnRORgy well, though it might not guarantee their employability.”
(FhRing simiOar WhRughWs, .arWhikHyan A ., anRWhHr mHmbHr RI ,LUG, ChHnnai, sharHs, “PHrsRnaOOy, , Whink FHrWifiFaWiRn dRHs nR gRRd in WhH RSHn sRurFH wRrOd. AOO iW bRiOs dRwn WR is RnH’s inWHrHsW. , haYH sHHn SHRSOH flaunWing WhHir FHrWifiFaWiRns, buW aW WimHs, WhHy arH Munk.”
On the other hand, Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay from ,LUG ChHnnai rHIrains IrRm Waking a sWand. HH wriWHs in MHsW, “0y HmSORyHr SrRYidHs a IairOy wHOO-knRwn and diYHrsH sHW RI Wraining RIIHrings and iW wRuOd bH diIfiFuOW IRr mH WR kHHS adding FaYHaWs IRr HYHryWhing , say. HRwHYHr, FRnsidHr Whis asSHFW—HmSORyHrs arH FRmmHrFiaO HnWiWiHs WhaW SrRYidH sHrYiFHs againsW FRnWraFWs. CRnWraFWuaO RbOigaWiRns rHquirH WhaW a sSHFifiF sHW RI skiOOs bH FHrWifiHd by Sassing an HxaminaWiRn. And, hence, there is a reason why employers do place some HmShasis Rn FHrWifiFaWiRns and WhHir raWings.”
CHrWifiFaWiRns arH usHIuO in sysWHms and nHWwRrk administration, in general, and in cOSS, there are numerous FHrWifiFaWiRn SrRgrammHs SrRYidHd and suSSRrWHd by FRmSaniHs. “FRr insWanFH, WhHrH’s WhH RHdHaW CHrWifiHd (nginHHr (RHC() programme from Redeat Inc (apart from other similar FHrWifiFaWiRns IrRm WhH samH firm), WhH UbunWu CHrWifiHd PrRIHssiRnaO SrRgrammH IrRm CanRniFaO 6RIWwarH, WhH NRYHOO CHrWifiHd Linux (nginHHr (NCL() IrRm NRYHOO ,nF, WhH LP, sHriHs RI FHrWifiFaWiRns IrRm Linux PrRIHssiRnaO ,nsWiWuWH, HWF. 0RsW RI WhH abRYH FHrWifiFaWiRns FaWHr WR adminisWraWRrs. This makHs