No. Certifications prove that you know something. Doing something for a while proves that you know something. Going to school and finishing proves something. What you do with those experiences is what determines your value as a programmer.


-- "So far my experience has been that most people who go for certification have broad but not deep knowledge in the field and the flavor of the knowledge is academic. But every once in a while one finds a gem of a person who learns all the time and uses certification to prove it." -- on Orkut