Here's what I did at my last job: I was mostly a C, JAM, Oracle developer but wanted to learn Java and J2EE. Try to find an approach that will let you learn J2EE while benefiting the company in some way.
Let your managers know that you want to learn the technology. They'll know that you aren't content just doing the same old thing every day, and they might start to look for training opportunities, whether it is sending you to class or putting you on newer J2EE projects. Another way is to take a few hours each week learning a new technology and incorporating that into some sort of prototype that your company might be interested in. Take an existing application and prototype a Java/J2EE version of it. Show it off to your managers, then move on and do some more prototypes. Even if it doesn't go into production, you have built real applications in a real work environment. -----Original Message----- From: Andy Engle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 6:27 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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]
