Kim Edmister

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Recent posts by Kim Edmister

Travis, thank you for your helpful insite. I am also a 20 year
mainframe programmer that is having a very difficult time making
a transition. Since I don't have experience, my goal is to get
my certification and hope this gives me the opportunity to make
that move. I have had a little HTML, Javascript and am finishing
up my first course at a local community college in Java. My
goal is by next year to get my certification. All us mainframe
programmers can make that move it just takes a lot more work
for us to do so because nobody believes a mainframe programmer
can learn OOP. One things for sure. The employer that lands
one of the mainframe programmers that is willing to get their
certification and do whatever it takes to move on is sure to
have a good employee.

Originally posted by Travis Gibson:
Peter,
Here's my take on Sun Certification. First off the test is somewhat difficult. It is used to show that you at least understand the core syntax and logic of Java itself.
I have heard of guys with several years of experience failing the test because it requires you to learn many of the JFC(with constructors) to memory. In the real world if you have question about an class you can just review the API specs, but it is somewhat challenging.
If you already have 2+ years of development experience then it definately complements your resume. If you have "NO" real world experience it can be the difference between a return phone call and/or telephone interview and your resume going right in the trash can.
For me it really helped me because I am from a mainframe background(COBOL/CICS/JCL/DB2) and I finally transitioned into a Java Developer just recently.

My two cents,
Travis M. Gibson, SCJP www.travismgibson.com
travis@travismgibson.com


22 years ago