> Hello all,
>
> I am trying to get approval for taking the WebObjects I and II training.
>
> If you have you taken the WebObjects training from
> Apple/Blacksmith/Tensor/etc...
>
> What did you think of this training? Did it improve your WebObjects skills
> significantly? Were you a WONewbie when took the course(s)? What course did
> you take -- I, II, or both?
I took the WeObjects II course from Apple. It was fantastic. I made a huge
difference in my WO skills. I took the course in January. I had been working
with WO for about four months but that's not full time. Probably about 2
full days per week (some weeks more of course). I had help from this list as
well as an engineer from Apple who was a lot of help.
> Would you recommend the training to others? (Don't factor cost into your
> recommendation -- it costs what it costs, it's not an issue -- my superiors
> just want to see good results)
Absolutely!! Take the course! You will jump ahead months with training. One
thing, look into becoming an Apple Enterprise Partner. You may get a class
as part of the AEP subscription (not sure - I have to look myself).
> I may need some info for a meeting as early as tomorrow morning.
>
> I thank you in advance for any advice you have, even if it's as short as a
> thumbs-up or down.
Thumbs way up! Good luck.
If you're invested in WO, you have committed to at least $10,000 worth of
software. The cost of training will pay back in a big way just in time
saved. You'll be able to do much more a lot sooner. The only thing about
training, if you have Java (or Obj-C) experience and you've got the basics
of request-response loop together, you may want to skip the first class. If
you're not comfortable building non-EOF intensive WO apps, then go for the
first class, take a few weeks after the class then take the second. There
was someone in my class who had never used WO and took the first class the
week before the second. He seemed to have a harder time with things.
Good luck
-Marc Respass
