On Wednesday 27 March 2002 08:18, Kevin D. Clark wrote: > "Derek D. Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > So, in trolling the various sources of job listings, it looks to me > > like one of the hottest skills in demand is Java development. I was > > wondering if anyone can recommend GOOD sources of information about > > learning Java. Free ones (like web sites) are preferable, but not > > necessarily required. :) > > Well, I would have thought that C/C++ skills would be a little more > desirable (this is my take), but if you want Java resources, I > recommend these:
I thought so too and started to leanr C++ (I am a C coder by trade) but it started to look like Java was the way to go (if getting work is your first priority) si I switched to learning Java. If writing OO software was the first goal I would have stayed with C++. > > > http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/ > > _Concurrent Programing in Java_, Doug Lea > > You'll probably want to look into Swing, but I can't recommend a good > book. > > O'Reilly's books are all useful, especially their _Java in a Nutshell_ > book. > > > > But if you want to learn Java, then I highly recommend that you become > familiar with object-oriented design. I'm not suggesting that you go > crazy with learning UML or anything, but knowing (for example) what > inheritance is and how to apply it is an invaluable skill (and one > that is useful for working with *any* object-oriented language). > > > You didn't ask for it, but I *highly* recommend _The Practice of > Programming_ by Kernighan and Pike as well. > > > I also wonder if someone can explain to me how one becomes an > > experienced programmer when employers all want someone who has 7+ > > years of experience... <sigh> > > That's an unfortunate catch-22, you're right. But imagine everybody's > frustration back in 1995 or so when ads seeking "programmers with 7+ > years of Java programming experience" were commonplace... (-: > > Regards, > > --kevin ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
