>Have you ever noticed how one person will know a lot about one aspect of VFP and another a lot about some other aspect? This is, of course, a natural by-product of the way we learn, the work we do, the projects we have done, etc. etc. etc. Also, since there is "more than one way to skin a cat", we often find that method "A" works fine for us, so we never even bother to learn about methods b, c, d, etc.

Yes. This is common. Whenever I share source code with people I am amazed at how many approaches can be taken to the same problem. You often see multiple solutions to the same problem posted here on the UT.

>this gets an extra dimension when talking certification. It seems to me that the problem with certifications in general are:
>1) they test methodollagy as much as results - If I can doe it just as good and fast with Method "A" and they test on method "B" - I'm sunk!
>2) as with all standardized tests - they are as much about ability to take tests as they are about the material itself
>3) they focus (at least ones I've seen) on memorization more than real world problem solving ability
>4) and most importantly - they fail to measure what I consider to be the greatest skills of all - the abilities to GET ANSWERS QUICKLY WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE THEM and TO LEARN RAPIDLY ON THE FLY

Hold that thought for a few months until the Visual Studio 6.0 oriented tests come online.