I am a mainframe developer with 9+ years developing COBOL, DB2, IMS & CICS apps. I've decided to revamp my skills toward
JAVA and web technologies. I'm currently learning JAVA (
IDE JBuilder) at home using several Java books, feeding myself on the net for JAVA reference (hence JavaRanch) and now deciding to buckle down and prepare myself for SUN certification.
After researching several JAVA discussions on certification it seems it will certainly help my cause in finding my first JAVA development gig? I'm also hoping my programming experience (albiet structured) will help my transition into my first JAVA position?
Any input or direction on my JAVA ventures would be greatly appreciated. I am stoked about venturing into OOP and saying my goodbye's to the my Jurasiac Park Legacy skills.
Thank you - Mychal