Quote from: deepceleron on September 11, 2014, 03:05:42 AM

The skills that would actually make someone an employable "Bitcoin Professional" would take more that a few questions. I'd want an answer of how you would make web sites and their wallets steal-proof. I'd need to see you code a web interface and a database along with the code to talk to Bitcoin showing you have the skills required to run your own exchange or ecommerce site. A list of commits you've made to Bitcoin itself, or the wallet software you wrote. Being able to "use" Bitcoin doesn't make one a professional any more than your 5000 followers is going to get you a job at Twitter.

See my new signature; also applies to Microsoft, Cisco, and Redhat.

Actually something like Bitcoin needs all types of professionals, not just coders. I do have a degree in Com Sci but that was ages ago. I could write code to talk to bitcoid but I would not attempt to code an exchange or any commits but that is a tiny subset of the things that are needed to bring Bitcoin from code to a system usable by millions of people.

But, yes, the certification does not mean much just like many people act like a CISSP is a PhD.