roopurt18 Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Noticed you have a Zend certification avatar now, if that's a recent development then "Congrats to you, Sir!" Otherwise, just ignore me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
448191 Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 It is, took the exam only yesterday. I'm already beginning to feel it's a little silly so I'll have to start thinking about a new avatar. But yeah, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Noticed you have a Zend certification avatar now, if that's a recent development then "Congrats to you, Sir!" Otherwise, just ignore me. Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roopurt18 Posted April 18, 2007 Author Share Posted April 18, 2007 Like I'm going to notice news thats 8 pixels tall and only visible on the home page. 8P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ober Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 ?? It's visible on every page. You just have to expand the bar at the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roopurt18 Posted April 18, 2007 Author Share Posted April 18, 2007 The news is board dependent for me. Right now it says: "News: We are constantly trying to improve phpfreaks and these forums, so feel free to go to the PHPFreaks Comments/Suggestions board and point out anything you'd like to see different!" EDIT: Well, it doesn't appear to be page or board dependent. But it's definitely inconsistent. EDITx2: Looks like it picks a topic at random on each page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsidian Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 EDITx2: Looks like it picks a topic at random on each page. Yes, the way SMF handles news is to rotate them (one with each page load). So, you'll see him appear at intervals through your visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roopurt18 Posted April 18, 2007 Author Share Posted April 18, 2007 An algorithm that uses a rotation would yield more predictable results. An algorithm that assigns priority based on age would also be useful. Who wants to modify SMF to make it happen! Not it! Not it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadTechie Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Congrats 448191 PS Not it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelmanronald06 Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Not it! Not it! That is such a childish game. :coughcoughnotitcoughcough: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrixware Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Mabuhay in tagalog! Congrats 448191! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilis_money Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 yeah, congrats my friend. can you share to us how hard it was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koobi Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 nice, congrats i'll be taking the exam soon. before august for sure. how was it? and what material did you use to learn from, if you don't mind me asking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
448191 Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 I did the test exam three times, copy-pasted and looked into questions I had to guess. I had a quick read through the Certification Guide, but there's not much really new in there if you're a relatively experienced php5 coder. The last time I did the test exam I scored 'excellent' on all subjects. But I think that was mostly because I had been taking notes, and the questions in the test exam are very much related I feel. The real exam may cover the same general subjects, the subtopics where mostly very different. I didn't think the real exam was easier than the test exam, as php|architect claims. But that could have been my nerves and the (annoyingly) loud buzzing of monitors on the background. Anyway, the bottom line is: if you keep a cool head it shouldn't prove that hard - more experienced php5 coders won't really need to study. Do the test exam to get where you stand, but more than twice is pretty useless. I'm not allowed to talk about the content of the test though, they had me sign a non-disclosure.. Sorry if all of this doesn't really help... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilis_money Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 don't sorry to us. thanks for that nice comments. so it's possible to take zend certification exam online? and how much it cost? they say it's expensive is this right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsidian Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 and how much it cost? they say it's expensive is this right? From the Zend website: What is the cost of the exam? The official price is $US 125. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilis_money Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 thanks bro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koobi Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 I did the test exam three times, copy-pasted and looked into questions I had to guess. I had a quick read through the Certification Guide, but there's not much really new in there if you're a relatively experienced php5 coder. The last time I did the test exam I scored 'excellent' on all subjects. But I think that was mostly because I had been taking notes, and the questions in the test exam are very much related I feel. The real exam may cover the same general subjects, the subtopics where mostly very different. I didn't think the real exam was easier than the test exam, as php|architect claims. But that could have been my nerves and the (annoyingly) loud buzzing of monitors on the background. Anyway, the bottom line is: if you keep a cool head it shouldn't prove that hard - more experienced php5 coders won't really need to study. Do the test exam to get where you stand, but more than twice is pretty useless. I'm not allowed to talk about the content of the test though, they had me sign a non-disclosure.. Sorry if all of this doesn't really help... i agree. i've done the practice test for PHP 4 and it's not hard...but some of the questions were...unexpected and unnecessary. anyway i thought i'd stay till i learnt PHP 5 since that was coming out at the time. i've finally found some time to learn the new things about php 5 over the last few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShogunWarrior Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 "bills_money": I don't think you can take it online. You can buy "online practice" test credits and do the online practice version but you have to go to an exam centre to do it. Last I looked it was about $105. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. R Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Congratulations! What do you get if you pass the exam? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roopurt18 Posted April 19, 2007 Author Share Posted April 19, 2007 Ninja points and young maidens. Hot, young maidens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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