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Where is the Developer???
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| chihtan 2002-06-26, 6:35 am |
| I am trying to self-study for the Enterprise Developer track. However, there is not much info as far as books. I checked with Prosoft and they do NOT have any self-study materials for this track. I think the offical guide is more consice if I want to get certified within a short time (I might be wrong). Is going to a computer learning center the only way to get offical materials? And why there is not a lot of people interested in this track (at least not so many topics in most of the CIW sites)? | |
| paul.3.doyle 2002-06-26, 2:30 pm |
| Don't worry too much about the lack of people who seem to be interested in the CIW exams. They are fairly new and its always better to do something different. I am doing the server administrator exams right now, I am learning a lot so that is more important.
With regards to books - the price of the self study materials were previously prohibitive to may people (myself included) taking up the exam track.. I have purchased a set of 3 to cover the server track from SYBEX - perhaps you should look there for some alternatives? | |
| chihtan 2002-06-27, 5:03 pm |
| Thanks, Paul
I feel like the CIW developer track is more focusing on programming than web. Maybe that's why programmers are not interested in being a Certified INTERNET Webmaster. Also, I checked SYBEX and they don't have any books for developer track. I believe there are lots of sources on the market just don't know where to find.
Thanks again for your thought. | |
| pathic 2002-07-09, 10:43 am |
| You may want to look further into the Website manager track. I felt the Enterprise Developer was way too much for me. I am currently a web developer and the Web site manager track was a much better choice because it was a mix of programming, networking and web development. There also seems to be much more material for this track (except maybe for the PERL exam).
Good luck....
~Kathy | |
| ErikDark 2002-07-09, 6:07 pm |
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I felt the Enterprise Developer was way too much for me [...]the Web site manager track was a much better choice
The Developer track is hard because of the second half (the Java parts). But I still think it's a good choice for a starting (web-)programmer.
About non-Prosoft books: study the curriculum at CIWCertified and buy a few cheap books. Be sure you've seen (and understand!!!) a bit about each topic of the curriculum and you may be ready (CIW doesn't go that deep after all).
GoodLuck,
Erik Dark
- Master CIW Enterprise Developer
- Sun Certified Java Programmer
- CIW Certified Instructor
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| chihtan 2002-07-16, 12:25 pm |
| Thanks for you all. I really appreciate all your opinions. |
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