P Kowalski

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Hi Jonathan,

One more question - for someone from IT Support / Very Junior Developer - do you think it would be difficult / time consuming task to move into Web Testing?

Also, how does it compare to Java / Selenium testing if know?

Thanks,
Pawel Kowalski
7 years ago
Hi Jonathan,

What kind of jobs and salary levels (please give some examples, regardless of the country you are in) you can expect after learning material from your new book.

Thanks,
Pawel Kowalski
7 years ago

Tim Cooke wrote:A CodeRanch colleague just reminded me of this other discussion we had a couple of months ago. Did you take the Junior Java Developer job at your company? Or are you still deliberating on it?

Sorry missed your answer - unfortunately I was not offered this role in the end. My company is still looking for developers but I was told I am not experienced enough.

chris webster wrote:As for skills to acquire, start looking at what real employers are demanding for real jobs e.g. look at graduate recruitment sites, company recruitment pages, and online job sites like Job Serve. Pick one or two key skills that seem to be in demand, are interesting to you, and can be acquired on your own

This is actually a very good idea, I will try this.

It is also a great idea to check Public Sector - I had no idea this was a separate to general job search via Jobserve etc.

I can say that reading what you all are saying has opened my eyes more towards reality. Thank you all for time to read and respond a newbie here who is looking for guidance from experienced people.
8 years ago
Ok I should have started with my experience but didn't want the post to be too long: I have Bachelor degree from Poland in Computer Networking. I know a little bit of HTML, C++ and obviously Java. I have written some apps myself but usually nothing more than an unfinished game or some simple web page. I obviously passed the certification so I know coding in general quite well.

I happen to live in the UK within London area (in cheaper side where I can afford the living for now with my current job as Technical Support).

So I understand 30K is a bit too much, but what should I be doing then - I need this kind of money to survive here (with mortgage) but I do want programming job. Should I look at something easier like JavaScript (what a colleague from Marketing team in my current job is suggesting)? Any advice what to do to get my foot through the door?
8 years ago
Java SE 7 Programmer II is my certificate.
I have little to no Java experience except of preparing for exams.
8 years ago
What should I do to get a job in programming with at least £30Kp/a? I can't afford to do Junior Java Developer for £25K (I have a baby coming in a month time).

I have passed Java Programmer Certificate around a year ago and don't know what to do next to get a job. I have been trying to learn LibGDX and Unity (Games Development) but I found out today that Indie Game Developers don't make much money usually. So I think I am back to Java world where you can make money to support a family.

I look at tutorials but I now need to do something practical, the only problem is most things seem way too difficult and require multiple skills, not just Java. Other things are so trivial that it is hard to keep focus on them as they feel waste of time. Don't know what to do next, please some advice?
8 years ago
Unfortunately my company said I have done test OK but I haven't got experience so they won't hire me.

I looked at open source projects and they look overwhelming.

I think I will try my luck at creating something myself first. Thanks for advice.
Thanks for your response Tim. I plan to take the job if they give it to me.
I was just wondering if there is some specific goal I can set myself when practicing / preparing for any tests I may get as a candidate.

Some friends suggested joining opensource project. What kind of project should I join (big / small etc.) and what could I possibly contribute? What would be the quickest to do - I have very limited time.
Hi All,

I have passed Java 7 Programmer II around six months ago. Passing exam was an easy goal (but hard to achieve), now it is difficult to define new one. I was just offered to be a candidate for Junior Java Developer role at my company, but I don't have any experience and started forgetting a lot of even basic stuff. What to do next to learn the fastest way to get up to speed? Any ideas welcome.

Thanks,
Pawel
I have recently passed Java Programmer certificate. How long would it take to learn Android programming from your book? Is it going to be much different?

A side question would be also - what is the benefit of learning direct Android programming vs some library like LibGDX or some other software that makes your apps available to more platforms?
9 years ago
Well done, I will soon follow you and hopefully pass it too.
10 years ago
Of course! I was so involved in a more complicated problem that this simple answer didn't even cross my mind. Thank you!
10 years ago
This simple program should ask for text, display it and quit if I type "q", but it doesn't quit. Anyone could please explain why?

This is what happens:

l$ java Regex1
Input?: hh
Input is: hh
Input?: q
Input is: q
Input?: ^C


At the end I just have to CTRL+C to kill it.


10 years ago
Hello, someone (Tiberius Marius) has sent me a private message - question, here is my response, since I believe it can be useful for all:


Hey man

I m close to your context when you started learning Java expect that i have absolutely no programming experience but good computer background - i know linux;windows (administrator level) and mysql (i work as a QA engineer) and i m looking for some advice from you :


1. Any advice you can give me from your xp considering we were in similar situations

2. I have an good idea of what books i need for the certification but before that i need some introduction in java/programming (preferably with more examples and less theory) , can you recommend some materials to sharp my teeth ? (i estimate about 2+ months time spent unrelated to OCAJP7 , just learning java fundamentals /programming) :

At the moment i have 3 books in mind for the start ,any seems like a good start and i ll probably use one or two of them but i wanted to ask people that actually did this in the part what they think

The Art and Science of Java Here

Introduction to Programming in Java: An Interdisciplinary Approach Here

Introduction to Java Programming, Comprehensive Version, Student Value (9th Edition) Here

3. I m also interested in the time you needed from when you started to the point you passed OCAJP7 , can you give an estimation in hours /days , an estimation but in days and average hours spent each day ? I made an estimation(hope realistic) i would need about 5 months with 5 h effort every day of the week(i plan to take a sabbatical leave from work for 5 months) .My current path is undecided book/books as a introduction to java(2.5 months) ->SCJP 6 Kathy Sierra, Bert Bates book (1 month) -> Mala Gupta book (1month) with Enthuware when i start to feel confident.


Thanks in advance !

Marius



1) Hard to tell what's the best advice - perhaps focus on one book, learning from many at the same time is very difficult. Some people advise not using IDE, instead to use plain text editor and java command compiler. I think it's good to try some of javac command but Eclipse (or whatever else editor / IDE) you like is good as long as you can quickly operate it to try many programs. And do try anything you are not sure why / how works. Do mock exams and most time consuming and yet best thing to do - go over all answers properly and see why you made good / bad answers.

One more advice, don't give up, even when you think it is not going ahead at all. I had many moments when I thought I am not good enough for it. That maybe it's not for me. These moments I think come to everyone. Nothing to worry about.

2) I don't know the books you mention, there is only one book that most people seem to recommend and for a very good reason: Sun Certified Programmer for Java 6 Study Guide (SCJP exam 310-065) by Kathy Sierra and Bert Bates. It is for Java 6 and for SCJP exam but it still is the best book preparing for this exam that I know. The differences for Java 7 you can learn from few other sources later on.

3) 5h a day for 5 months seems like way more for OCAJP (1Z0-803). I think I spent nearly a year but I spent around 1h a day for most of this time, I took around 2 weeks off from work studying most of the time. I believe studying full time you can do this within 2-3 months. If not full time, 5 months should be fine if not a bit too much. Spend 1/3 of this time on mock exams. This is part where once you learned some of the stuff from book you realise how much more you need to learn. Perhaps even spend 1/2 of time for exams as you then want to study more parts of the book you scored lowest.

Good luck and let us know how it went.


By the way, after passing first exam, I am finding it sooooo hard to study for the second part, still haven't even got to 50% of studying. Now I need some motivation from some people here perhaps
10 years ago