My goal is to learn Java and be able to
get an Oracle certification prior to the end of 2015. If I'm able to do it
sooner then I'll definitely be doing so, but with no prior programming
experience I'm setting the end of 2015 as my modest goal.
A
little about my background - I have a Bachelor's Degree in Global Studies,
which is the bastard child of Macroeconomics, Political Science, Sociology,
Anthropology, and Business Administration. I've also been building computers
and doing Tier 1 tech support since I was about 12 years old and did my senior
capstone on digital currencies and microfinance in developing African nations.
Everything
I know about technology is self-taught.
I currently work as a system administrator
for a small company in Orange County, California. With basic HTML/CSS skills
I'm capable of working from web templates and of writing minor
scripts (bash/powershell) as well.
Beyond
that I'm now taking charge of continuing my own education, starting with
learning Java. I'll be using this blog primarily to discuss what I'm learning
and my thought process as I learn it. This helps both solidify the lesson and
help me understand my own thought process when reading through the code.
Starting
out I'll be using the video series here to learn – after that is complete I’ll
be looking for additional resources and attempting to create a small project or
two as practice. If you have any suggestions feel free to put them in comments.
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