A) Has anything really changed since my last post in 07:- Perl Certification Revisited?

My guess is no.

B) Are the people who are set against it still worried that they may be loosing something personally (rather than thinking of Perl's or TPF's benefit as a whole )?

Loosing? You probably mean 'losing', but I'm not sure that makes the meaning any clearer to me.

How does the Perl community benefit from a Perl certification? I don't care about a piece of paper, whether it's a certification, a college diploma or a university degree. Show me what you've done, tell me about it. Express your passion for software development.

C) Is the original list attempt dead:- perl-cert Think I already know this one...

No idea. I'm not on that list. Why ask if you already know?

D) Does everyone agree multiple choice tests are total *!*%*$! to showing how capable a programmer is? ## I'm guessing yes

Multiple choice tests are no doubt easy to mark, but they don't really reflect whether the student has deep understanding of the material.

If your plan is to get perl certification and then use that to get a job, I think you're wasting your time and/or money. I think it's more effective to start writing Perl and use that experience to start your own business or impress someone in a position to hire you.

There are plenty of bad drivers on the road, but almost all of them have driver's licenses. What does that tell you about certification?

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