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davidspirovalentine

Hi guys!

How long do you think the scja would take a total newbie to complete?

The reason why I am asking is not because I want to rush the learning process and get certified and then forget everything, the reason I want to get the scja quickly is so that I can show my current employer that we don't have to outsource the software development of our business...

Please let me know your thoughts and comments...

Kind Regards,
David

JDMurray

Are you a complete newbie to Java? The Java certs are to prove how proficient you already are in Java programming, which takes a few years of continually working in Java to master. Achieving a software certification does not make you an experienced programmer.

If your boss doesn't already have a team of experiences Java developers in-house, s/he has no choice but to out-source your development needs, or hire experienced programmers. Any other options would be a waste of time and money.

davidspirovalentine

Yeah, I guess your right... I am a total newbie... I have network engineering down cold but as far as writing code goes I'm a newbie...

I will just keep at it and put the Java certs on the side for a while (a long while)...

Kind Regards,
David