Is a c++ certification worth it?

[curls8]

I don't have any experience in it other than college (graduated in 2005) would a certification help or it wouldn't matter for c++. Should I try to get as much certifications in any programming language or practicing is enough?

Thanks,

[r035198x]

I don't have any experience in it other than college (graduated in 2005) would a certification help or it wouldn't matter for c++. Should I try to get as much certifications in any programming language or practicing is enough?

Thanks,

Practicing (with many different projects ofcourse) should be enough for understanding. A certification comes in handy only when looking for a job.

[oler1s]

Practicing (with many different projects ofcourse) should be enough for understanding. A certification comes in handy only when looking for a job.

With C++, there’s no official C++ certification being offered. Pretty sure a good certification would flunk a large number of the programmers out there, though. If I were hiring for C++ (or even C), I would be pretty suspicious if a C++ programmer walked around with them. Wouldn’t hire if the C++ programmer believed his certifications were a strong indicator of competence.

C++ isn’t such a language, where you pass a test, and lo and behold, you know it. Neither is programming, truly speaking. A better indicator is working on larger projects. Obviously, real world, working for a company or an organization is an excellent way to work on some real projects. Butg your own hobbyist projects are excellent practice as well.

With C++, a good indication that you are knowledgeable is if you have studied C++ from a variety of reputable books and websites. Good command of templates and using templates to create useful semantics are also good signs. Being able to use the C++ standard library is obviously critical, but knowing how to use Boost is an important sign. And experience. C++ isn’t a language where you can just reason out everything (pointers and arrays being a common example).