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This article speaks to me. I had experience on mainframe and wanted to get a job in Java. I learned Java however the interviewer would always say I was missing

by hi41 6y ago

This article speaks to me. I had experience on mainframe and wanted to get a job in Java. I learned Java however the interviewer would always say I was missing something. It could be J2ee, Jboss etc. with the Java ecosystem so large, can someone please help me how to learn. Is J2ee still in use or has all development moved to cloud. Where do I even begin to learn modern technologies. TIA.

selestify 6y ago
That sounds like suboptimal interviewing on their part. So long as you understand programming fundamentals, you should have no trouble looking up documentation on the fly while on the job, as opposed to memorizing everything before the interview. It might take you a little bit to get ramped up and productive, but that’s normal. I have only been asked once to answer specifics about the idiosyncrasies of a particular language or framework. Everything else I’ve been asked is about generic algorithms and data structures. Sorry that this doesn’t help much, I just find the kind of interview you encountered pretty frustrating. Have all the companies you applied to been like that? Because clearly you and I have different interviewing experiences.
- hi41 6y ago
  I attended 3 interviews. In addition to Java, one interviewer asked for solr experience. Another asked for 5+ years of experience on J2ee. Another spoke yo me, took my details and never came back. All 3 interviews ended unsuccessfully.
  - selestify 6y ago
    Sorry to hear that, that’s quite unfortunate.
dilyevsky 6y ago
J2ee is now called just Java EE afaik (for a while now). I think Spring was new hotness a few years back and java ee was waning could be totally something new now.
Gunax 6y ago
Welcome to entire roles. It's about hitting a checklist. Or, they just didn't like you for another reason and that's an easy excuse.
troupe 6y ago
> I learned Java Did you have working projects you could show them? Usually the reason companies are looking for someone with job experience in a technology is because they want to see if know how to get things done beyond the syntax. Showing a web application you are running for fun, or other hobby projects where you've demonstrated your ability to deliver is a good way to do that if you don't have the job experience to point to.

by hi41 6y ago

selestify 6y ago

That sounds like suboptimal interviewing on their part. So long as you understand programming fundamentals, you should have no trouble looking up documentation on the fly while on the job, as opposed to memorizing everything before the interview. It might take you a little bit to get ramped up and productive, but that’s normal. I have only been asked once to answer specifics about the idiosyncrasies of a particular language or framework. Everything else I’ve been asked is about generic algorithms and data structures. Sorry that this doesn’t help much, I just find the kind of interview you encountered pretty frustrating. Have all the companies you applied to been like that? Because clearly you and I have different interviewing experiences.

hi41 6y ago
I attended 3 interviews. In addition to Java, one interviewer asked for solr experience. Another asked for 5+ years of experience on J2ee. Another spoke yo me, took my details and never came back. All 3 interviews ended unsuccessfully.
- selestify 6y ago
  Sorry to hear that, that’s quite unfortunate.

dilyevsky 6y ago

J2ee is now called just Java EE afaik (for a while now). I think Spring was new hotness a few years back and java ee was waning could be totally something new now.

Gunax 6y ago

Welcome to entire roles. It's about hitting a checklist. Or, they just didn't like you for another reason and that's an easy excuse.

troupe 6y ago

> I learned Java Did you have working projects you could show them? Usually the reason companies are looking for someone with job experience in a technology is because they want to see if know how to get things done beyond the syntax. Showing a web application you are running for fun, or other hobby projects where you've demonstrated your ability to deliver is a good way to do that if you don't have the job experience to point to.