Many vendors are going to performance based testing, also known
as hands on exams. Most of the criticisms I receive on a regular
basis that that all Certification Exams are PICKY or rely
too much on the memorization of trivia. 'Besides, a real
{DBA|Developer} never uses most of those commands in Real
LifeTM!'
Well, your next MySQL Exam just may eschew most of those
complaints. Developers could be asked to normalize tables, DBAs
could be asked to set up replication, and Cluster DBAs could be
asked to set up a full cluster. There are many details to be
worked out.
One of these details are tools that do not come with your MySQL
Server. I find the MySQL Administrator a very valuable tool for
quick, day-to-day DBA tasks. I am probably not alone in using it.
But would it be fair to allow it on a hands on exam? How about
other tools?
So, if YOU have an opinion, please let me know and help guide the …
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30
2008
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