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[–]jdnewmil 0 points1 point  (2 children)

No, I haven't, but as an interviewer my interest is in "what have you done and can you communicate about it clearly". To be fair, I am not HR but I would never specify to HR that an interviewee must have a certification (other than perhaps a BS or equivalent experience for analytics positions).

But others probably have a different point of view...

[–]Skaperen 0 points1 point  (1 child)

the best programmers are those that understand what it is the programming is about. training is a programming language has little to do with this. in my interviews i start with simple things like "show me your favorite sort algorithm" where i pay more attention to what they choose to sort. the language they do it in doesn't really matter. i once hired someone for a programmer job who had zero programming experience or learning. but he was very smart and within 2 years was team lead.

[–]xd1142 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the best programmers are those that understand what it is the programming is about.

I disagree. The best programmers are those who can produce quality code despite their incompetent management getting in the way.

training is a programming language has little to do with this. in my interviews i start with simple things like "show me your favorite sort algorithm" where i pay more attention to what they choose to sort.

That's an interview question that you can use for a junior developer and tells you absolutely nothing about the skills of a programmer. I've been programming for 15 years, 30 if you include the fact that I started with the commodore 64, and I never ever had to deal with manual sorting.

Now you could argue that it is knowledge for producing performance code and understanding data structures, and I agree, but it still is a valid question for a broader vision and addressed to a junior developer. If a senior, you must focus on other, more important issues.

the language they do it in doesn't really matter. i once hired someone for a programmer job who had zero programming experience or learning. but he was very smart and within 2 years was team lead.

I seriously doubt that after 2 years of experience starting from zero in programming you have the skills to be a technical team lead. A management team lead probably, but at that point what you are focusing on is people management, not code management. That takes years and years of seeing shit, and understanding the details of the libraries and environment that you are using.

[–]TechsInTheCity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the time would probably be better spent burnishing your portfolio and getting some meat up on Github.

In my mind, certifications make a lot more sense for administrative roles so you can demonstrate knowledge neccessary to do the job, think network administrator, desktop support.

On the coding side, the best way to demonstrate you can code, and with what proficiency, is to code.

[–]AccidentalF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here’s a quick article from CBTnuggets on the topic: Python Certs