Sunday, November 20, 2005

Worthwhile Thoughts on CLP

There is a review of the CLP book on Amazon that is worth looking at. In addition to pointing out the obvious (practicum-based exam, etc.), it also has this (spelling corrected from original) to say:

Also the platform they are using for this test is in lack of other words..
plain stupid. You are working with servers through java and Macromedia Flash. The latency is at least 1-2 seconds. Imagine typing something, and everything is
lagging 1-2 seconds. You see you misspelled something, and press the arrow a few
times, just to discover that you pressed a few too many. Tab doesn't work to
"shortcut" commands and links. The resolution is 640x480, so I hope the shell is
a good friend to you! Trust me, you will get super frustrated of the poor
performance of the test system!

It may not seem like working with a simulator and enduring a one to two second delay is a big deal but it is. Particularly when that delay is on EVERYTHING you do. I realize that these exams are available at very few locations, but if you have a choice between one or more testing centers in your area, make sure you choose the one that has the fastest connection and best testing machines.

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