He created full-day technical training classes for a maximum of 120 people. However, over 300 people wanted a seat, proving demand for advanced technical training and certification for Java developers. Although not ready to release specifics, Sun plans to extend training and certification to Web component developers. Developers want a sense of professional achievement, income boost, and higher probability of employment. Sun is working to formalize these affiliation benefits and in the future hopes to offer various programs.
Certification proves a base level of competence and a productivity advantage.
Developers can then take the programmer certification exam at the conference. It reinforces the syntax, structure, and the overall programmatic skills that are required to approach the certification test. In next month's column, we'll look at how well Heller's class prepares developers for certification. About the Author Dave Fisco is a consultant and writer and always likes to hear from readers. Tune Performance Across Your Entire Distributed Application with NuMega DevPartner 2.0 Java Edition.