May 2, 2005
Teaching Java Again...
It would appear that not only is there still a demand for courses about Java, J2EE and WebSphere, but Java and J2EE are making their presence felt on IBM mainframes.
That's one thing I learnt today when teaching the first day of a two week J2EE course. A major financial institution here in Sydney is developing new J2EE applications that will be deployed on WebSphere Application Server for z/OS (or what used to be called OS/390 or MVS).
I guess that's further evidence that Java is the new COBOL.
Another thing that was painfully obvious to me today was how much of a challenge it is to learn how to effectively develop Java and J2EE applications using a Windows-based tool such as WebSphere Studio Application Developer or Eclipse when one is used to developing PL/I or COBOL applications on the mainframe using TSO/ISPF.
I know that it took me much longer than two weeks to cross that bridge!
Posted to Software Development by Keith PittyOh boy! Those guys are in for a tough two weeks. Is Windows experience a course pre-requisite?
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