Re: latest best practice

From:

Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org>

Newsgroups:

comp.lang.java.programmer

Date:

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 17:24:19 -0700

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Lew wrote:

visionset wrote:

"Lew" <lew@nospam.lewscanon.com> wrote in message
news:grKdnezvNPSXjpDbnZ2dnUVZ_sudnZ2d@comcast.com...

I've been away from java dev for a couple of years and don't really
know what has happened in the interim. At that time, a typical web
app

For smaller applications I use neither Struts nor JSF, but just write
my own controller servlet.

For sure, it just doesn't cut it at interviews.

Which is a shame, because so many people get through the interview
because they can correctly explain how to set up a struts-config.xml,
but then when they get on the job they totally don't understand how
Struts works, the basis of the MVC architecture, or when to use or not
use certain taglibs, and they completely hose the project.

If I were interviewing you, I'd be much more impressed that you know how
to build a framework than that you know how to (mis)use one.

I'm beginning to doubt whether anyone is going to hire me after I finish
my current studies. I have a highly developed general "learn computer
concepts and apply them" skill. I can see myself having to study the
currently fashionable acronyms just to get to an interview.

Patricia