Hi. I am an amateur Java enthusiast. I currently work as a carpenter
and I moonlight on the weekends as a photographer. I'm trying to
transition a career change.
Which Java exam should I start with? Programmer? Or Developer?
How much of the exam will rely on memorization? How much will be from
programming skill? How do they measure my programming ability from one
exam?
It can't hurt to get your certification, but a good interviewer will
do a better evaluation of your programming ability than a
certification. I got a high-paying Java engineer job without knowing
Java at all. I knew C++, but as a good programmer, it didn't matter to
my interviewers that I needed to learn Java.
I'd recommend that you learn the skill of programming, not that you
learn a language. It's fine to do this with Java, but I'd say you
should focus on writing a significant application to teach yourself.
After that, the certification will be the icing on the cake.
It's kind of like if someone wanted to learn carpentry, but just got
some training certification on using air nailers. That hardly
qualifies one to be a carpenter. But if that person could show an
interviewer a shed she built with an air nailer, then we're getting
somewhere.
Oh, and go for Programmer Cert before Developer.
-Mike
vanessabj@free.linux.net.mk (Vanessa BJ) wrote in message news:<db973fb2.0310080638.7238a998@posting.google.com>...
> Hi. I am an amateur Java enthusiast. I currently work as a carpenter
> and I moonlight on the weekends as a photographer. I'm trying to
> transition a career change.
>
> Which Java exam should I start with? Programmer? Or Developer?
>
> How much of the exam will rely on memorization? How much will be from
> programming skill? How do they measure my programming ability from one
> exam?
Vanessa BJ wrote:
> Hi. I am an amateur Java enthusiast. I currently work as a carpenter
> and I moonlight on the weekends as a photographer. I'm trying to
> transition a career change.
>
> Which Java exam should I start with? Programmer? Or Developer?
>
> How much of the exam will rely on memorization? How much will be from
> programming skill? How do they measure my programming ability from one
> exam?
If you want certification, you pretty much have to start with the
Programmer exam before you can take the Developer exam. As for measuring
your ability, I'm not sure that it really does but I'm sure opinions
vary on this. Emphasis on certification varies from employer to
employer. A great place to start researching about Java certification is
www.javaranch.com.
Chris
On 8 Oct 2003 07:38:41 -0700, Vanessa BJ <vanessabj@free.linux.net.mk> wrote:
> Hi. I am an amateur Java enthusiast. I currently work as a carpenter
> and I moonlight on the weekends as a photographer. I'm trying to
> transition a career change.
>
> Which Java exam should I start with? Programmer? Or Developer?
try: Indian visa application
vanessabj@free.linux.net.mk (Vanessa BJ) wrote:
>Hi. I am an amateur Java enthusiast. I currently work as a carpenter
>and I moonlight on the weekends as a photographer. I'm trying to
>transition a career change.
>
>Which Java exam should I start with? Programmer? Or Developer?
I'd suggest saving your money. You are not going to break into a new field
by taking a $150 certification exam...at least, not in this economy.
Why are you cross posting to so many groups? I'm not sure what the photo or
woodworking groups have to do with Java tests.