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May 12, 2008


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So, I've been trying to use Java lately...

Main reason being that it seems there is a lot more work out there for Java developers than there is for PHP developers :( .

I passed the Programmer Certification (SCJ2P) test. I found a number of sites and books to be quite helpful when studying.

Web sites: The Java Ranch, Mind Prod's Java Pages, and of course, Sun's docs, including the Java API Specification and this cool tutorial.
The mock exams available at Marcus Green's Certification Site were probably the most helpful of all.
Books: Java 2 Exam Cram by Bill Brogden (though it seems this is out of print), and A Programmer's Guide to Java Certification by Mughal & Rasmussen.

Once you're ready to take to the test, you can get more details at Sun's Programmer Certification page, but basically, you'll have to call Sun Educational Services to buy a voucher, then call Prometric to schedule a time.

Here's a Java GUI program I wrote; a lame version of a RPN calculator. I've run it under both Windoze and Linux (in KDE), and it seems to work fine.
You can download the jar file here.

How do you run it? Simply go to a command prompt and type:
java -jar [filename]
(Actually, on many platforms, you can just double-click the file)

Of course, this assumes that you have the Java Runtime installed; if you don't (or don't know what this is), you can get it from Sun here.

Now, when you get it running, please don't judge it too harshly...it's still in it's infancy.

What the heck is RPN?



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