I recently got an email from one of my "Tidal Wave" readers asking the following question:
"There are lot of developers who really want to transition to the J2EE world, especially mainframe and power builder developers. They don't have a clue where to start. Do you have any recommendations in this regard?" The answer is: ABSOLUTELY!!!
Some of my
best Beginning
Java Objects students are those folks with *NO* prior OOP background: folks who've last programmed in COBOL, or PowerBuilder, or FORTRAN. They have strong development skills overall; they simply need to be helped with adapting those skills to the object paradigm.
I wrote
Beginning Java Objects precisely to give such folks a proper jump start, which involves the following:
1. Understanding object fundamentals.
2. Understanding Java language syntax.
3. Understanding how to create a UML blueprint for an application.
4. Understanding the key principles of model-data layer and model-view separation.
In the second edition of
Beginning Java Objects, I cover all of the above, plus I've added a conceptual overview of J2EE to Chapter 17. Armed with this knowledge, the transition into J2EE is much smoother.
Don't dive into the deep end of the pool by trying to master J2EE without the proper fundamentals -- wade in gently from the shallow end, but I assure you you'll be swimming in no time!
Best regards,
Jacquie
[ July 29, 2005: Message edited by: Jacquie Barker ]