That is a mouthful. Seems like a high barrier to entry. Any advise for a mid-career adult worker who one day may consider going into this field.. or is it at all possible. Thank you.
On Dec 11, 5:52 pm, George Dickson <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm also just starting out in Java programming - and its a bit daunting. I > was sketching a diagram in my head the other day with all the connections - > I'll try to describe it > > 1. Start of with knowledge of HTML the basis of any web page > 2. Then you can put Javascript into the HTML > 3. You can wrap the HTML up as a JSP > 4. Then you can throw in some Java > 5. Wrap it all up in a Model View Controller Design pattern.... > 6. which you could implement with something like Struts > 7. Which is glued together with XML > 8. Spring also seems to be important > 9. then you need to learn the development tools like Eclipse IDE > 10. and build tools like Ant/Maven and CVS > 11. finally know about deploying it on webservers like Tomcat or JBoss. > > so as I said ... all a bit daunting > > > > On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 6:28 AM, Nic Fox <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi > > The best thing to do to work on large applications is to either get > > a developer job in an organisation or to contribute to an open source > > project. Most jobs in Java development these days seem to require J2EE/Java > > EE, and usually that also means familiarity with SQL/database technologies, > > and HTML/CSS is also required. It is also common to see Struts, Spring, > > JBoss or ZK frameworks being employed which extend Java EE capabilities. > > Hibernate is another popular framework used for implementing > > persistence/database features. There are quite a few other frameworks—I've > > just listed the ones that I see most often in job adverts for Java > > developers—so you might like to look at others such as Google Web Toolkit > > and Tapestry for example. > > > The use of algorithms or maths really depends on the type of programming > > you intend to do. You would find them used more in fields like games, > > simulation, scientific applications, artificial intelligence and statistical > > analysis. Proof of correct operation and application efficiency are also > > areas where maths and knowledge of algorithms count. Boolean logic is pretty > > important to computer programming in general, so it's always good to have an > > understanding of that no matter what you do in programming. Another useful > > thing to practice is coding existing algorithms or mathematical formulas in > > Java, because you will often be applying existing algorithms or theory > > anyway. > > > If you're looking for more general skills to gain as a developer I suggest > > finding out more about the following: > > > - Design principles: > > - don't repeat yourself (DRY) > > - "keep it simple, stupid" (KISS) and "you aren't gonna need it" (YAGNI) > > - tight cohesion > > - loose coupling > > - favour composition over inheritance > > - encapsulate what varies > > > - UML: good for building models of class/object relationships and > > interactions, as well as the flow of program logic. > > > - Design patterns: I can't offer much advice as these can be hard to > > understand and I've only scratched the surface in learning these myself. > > They are ways of implementing common programming tasks. You will find > > knowing about abstract classes, interfaces and UML to be handy in learning > > about design patterns. > > > Cheers > > Nic > > > On 11/12/2009, at 7:40 AM, Rammohan Vadlamani wrote: > > > Hi all, > > I have been practising java programming for the past one year and > > have learnt pretty much of it. But I want to program really big stuff. Can > > any one tell me how should I proceed. I have also heard that algorithms and > > mathematics play a big role in programming. Can any one let me know the > > significance of algorithms and maths in the field of computer programming. > > > Rammohan > > > -- > > To post to this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/javaprogrammingwithpassion?hl=en > > > -- > > To post to this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<javaprogrammingwith > > passion%[email protected]> > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/javaprogrammingwithpassion?hl=en -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaprogrammingwithpassion?hl=en
