Hi guys, was hoping to get some advice on this. I have the OCA cert passed since January and hoping to have the OCP done by May/June and am currently trying to get an entry level
java developer job. I am trying lots of avenues and came across an interesting blog (
http://java-success.blogspot.ie) which states:
Tip #1: Java is very accessible and all the following are available for free. The steps you take may slightly vary depending on your familiarity with Java and its tools.
1. A computer -- desk top or lap top.
2. Download latest version of Java (JDK and JRE).
3. Download latest version of eclipse
IDE.
4. Dowload
Tomcat or
JBoss to deploy your applications.
5. Download and install MySQL database. All non trivial applications need information to be persisted to a database.
6. Set up
Maven as a build and dependency management tool so that you can download sought after frameworks like Spring and Hibernate.
My question as a total beginner in 4-6 above, is 'What kind of simple projects could I make that would employ these?'.