For the amount of web developer job interviews I've been to, I'm somewhat surprised that no one has brought up Zend certification. Has anyone ever been certified before, or is it a waste of time/money?
Is anyone here Zend certified? Do they recommend it?
php;zend framework
As a full time PHP Developer, I have never had anybody ask if I was Zend certified.I have not taken the certification exam, and I don't foresee myself taking it in the future. While it may give you one up on your competition in an interview, I think the same thing can be achieved by simply knowing your craft.By all means, take the exam if you like, but I don't think it will help you in your PHP career.--Edit--Also, when I DID look at the Zend certification (back in the early PHP5 days), I noticed there was a lot of weight put on memorization of function names and parameters. I don't feel this makes you a better programmer, which had a huge weight in my decision not to take the exam.