RE: Need some advice

[<matt.haas@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sharon,

IBM released a book called "JAVA For RPG Programmers" (ISBN 1889671231) but it's not a good book to start learning Java from but it is good to have around since it does a decent job of translating RPG concepts to Java. There are lots of tutorials available (check out Sun's Java site) but you really need to get an understanding of Object Oriented Programming for a lot of what you'll see to make sense. For that, I was lent a book called "Beginning Java Objects" (ISBN 1590594576 which is the second edition) that really helped. The real learning didn't start until I actually got involved with a big project and worked with someone who really knew it.

You'll also need some sort of development tools (unless you like typing command line stuff and using Notepad to edit source). You have a license to WDSC already (start with version 7) but you can also use Eclipse. Make sure you have a relatively new PC with at least 2 GB of memory in it.

My advice would be to read "Beginning Java Objects" and see if you can help any of the Java geeks in your shop do a few things.

Matt

-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sharon
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 2:30 PM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Need some advice


Good afternoon RPG Gurus.  My shop may change their POS system to IBM's Websphere Application Server and Websphere Commerce.  So I will need to get familiar with Java.  I don't know if my company will pay for training, and I would rather be proactive on this just for my own good.  So I am asking if someone can recommend a good 'Java for RPG Programmers' book.  I do see one on B&N, but feel the experts here would give me a better example. 
 
 
Thanks in advance,
 
Sharon