I'm actually in the same boat. I began with the internet in Perl/CGI, PHP. I realized the new and improved JSP/Servlet/J2EE is the way to go. I have looked at jobs and many of the J2EE are senior level (at least this is what the job requirement is). So I decided to learn STRUTS which was a good starting point for a person who has a web development background but no JSP/Servlet. I myself just graduated with a BSCS. I am currently developing an application using STRUTS/servlets/Jsp. When I have completed this app I will look for work and show this as my college final project. While I am looking for a Struts/servlet/jsp job I will begin to learn design patterns and add EJB's (J2EE) to the back end.
If you develop with struts it would be good to understand how EJB's are connected to struts. For myself I thought this was too much to learn all at once so again I am starting with struts without EJb's. I'm hoping that if I get a job working with STRUTs this will open the door to my learning EJB's (or I may have learned them on my own by that time). I have about 6 months struts experience and I know a hell of alot more than I did before I started. The struts mailing list is very helpful! Barry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Engle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 3:27 PM Subject: [Slightly OT] Where/how to start? > Hi all, > > I have a strong Perl/CGI background, but my JSP/Servlet/J2EE experience > is related only to what I did in college. My job entails C development, > but I really want to get more into this J2EE stuff. It's so much more > enjoyable than this C work I am doing, but I can't seem to get my foot > in the door. In looking for a J2EE development job, I keep hearing > that I need more experience, which is perfectly understandable. But, > I can't get experience without getting a job doing it first. My > question is, how do I get my foot in the door so I can split my boring > job and do what I really want to do? Do I need to go full tilt and get > a certification or something like that? Any ideas would be most > helpful. Even more helpful would be a J2EE job in the Chicago area > where I could develop my professional career in this area. > > Thanks very much! > > > Best Regards, > Andy > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
