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Subject:Re: Certification: My Personal Survey From:Jim Purcell <jimpur -at- MICROSOFT -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 13 Jun 1997 13:43:13 -0700
Bill DuBay writes:
> Briefly, this is what I have learned so far:
>
<Well, you've seen it already. If you haven't, check the archives.>
I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who's annoyed by this
propaganda effort. Certification is certainly something that we could
have an intelligent and interesting discussion about, but only if, to be
charitable, people don't insist on hearing what they want to hear.
It would also help if the pro-certification forces would address the
objections to their cause instead of tirelessly restating arguments that
have left practicing tech writers unpersuaded for decades.
Jim Purcell
jimpur -at- microsoft -dot- com
My opinions, not Microsoft's
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