刚刚在JavaWorld上看到的一个帖子，人快到50了，想要成为程序员！
Career   Path   -   Degree   or   Sun   Certification   or   ?  
  #45141   -   03/30/07   07:40   PM       Edit           Reply           Quote           Quick   Reply        
 
  Hello,

Until   recently,   I   was   attending   an   online   Masters   program.   I   withdrew   because   it   was   silly-hard   for   me   to   keep   up   because   I   have   very   little   IT/IS   background   and   zero   professional   experience   as   a   programmer.

I 'd   like   to   become   a   professional   programmer,   I   have   a   four   year   degree   and   I 'm   learning   Java   &   Python.   In   order   to   get   a   job   as   a   programmer,   hopefully   using   Java   or   Python,   should   I   go   to   school   and   get   a   four   year   undergraduate   degree   like   BS-CIT   or   should   I   take   the   CD   classes   from   Sun   and   get   certification   for   Java   programming   (all   levels   up   to   "programmer "   status),   or   should   I   just   continue   with   the   Masters   degree   -   or   perhaps   choose   another   path?

I 'm   almost   50,   so,   I 'd   like   to   do   something   quick   -   within   two   or   three   years,   if   possible.   Also,   I   live   pretty   far   from   a   metro   area,   so   online   classes   will   have   to   do   or   classes   using   CD 's/DVD 's.

I   really   have   a   passion   for   this   stuff   and   I   love   writing   code   every   chance   I   get.

Thanks,

SP  

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    Re:   Career   Path   -   Degree   or   Sun   Certification   or   ?   [Re:   ShermanPeabody]  
            #45171   -   03/31/07   12:36   PM       Edit           Reply           Quote           Quick   Reply        
 
 

i   think,   it   would   be   better   if   you   take   a   short   class   and   get   sertificate   from   sun(if   you   want   to   be   a   java   programmer).   Cause   you   don 't   have   to   waste   your   time   in   school.   If   you   get   the   certificate   from   sun,   you   can   work   as   a   java   programmer   anywhere   and   you   don 't   have   to   worried   about   your   background.