Visual J++
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Visual J++ for Not Yet Techies

Microsoft and Sun MicroSystems had a long court case related
to Visual J++. Basically, Microsoft said it was a program for
creating and compiling Java (a language owned by Sun
Microsystems). Sun said it changed Java in ways it did not
authorize.

A settlement was reached on January 23, 2001. Microsoft paid
Sun $20 million and agreed not to use Sun's Java Compatible
trademark.

Visual J++ itself is now a deadend, though - superceded by
Visual J#.NET, which also creates programs in a Java-like
language, but within Microsoft's .NET Framework.

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Visual J++



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Visual Basic
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Visual Basic for Not Yet Techies


Visual Basic as such is basically a dead-end street.
Microsoft has drastically transformed its visual
programming into VB.NET, part of its .NET Framework.
Visual Basic 6 is the last version with that name.

So at this point Visual Basic is not worth considering
for a computer career. Lots of people already know it
and many are still using it, but it's not going
anywhere. There will be little new demand for it.

Learn VB.NET instead, which is supposedly harder than
Visual Basic.

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Visual Basic



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SQL
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SQL for Not Yet Techies

Not much to update about Systems Query Language / SQL.
As technological change goes, it's on a par with frozen
molasses. One of the major SQL sites has a FAQ
not updated since June 30, 1994 - even before I was
on the Net. Especially when it's the standard for
relational database managements systems, and
databases are what computers are all about.

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RHCE
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RHCE for Not Yet Techies

In December 2004, CertCities.com predicted that Red Hat Certified
Engineer / RHCE would be the #3 hottest certification of 2005.

True, they still rank Microsoft's MCSE as #2, ahead of the RHCE,
(Cisco's CCIE is #1), but that is still a tremendously strong
showing for a credential for open source software. It reflects a
growing trend for large companies to use Linux, certainly a
competitive threat to Microsoft.

The CertCities.com's reader's poll also voted the Red Hat Certified
Engineer / RHCE as the top Unix/Linux certification.

RHCE is now updated for skills using Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.

You can take the required closed book laboratory exam, either at
the end of their training course (course RH300) or by itself
(Exam RH302).

The Red Hat Certified Engineer / RHCE exam comes in 2 parts:

1. Troubleshooting and System Maintenance (2.5 hours)

You must complete all the compulsory exam problems with a score
of at least 80.

2. Installation and Configuration (3 hours)

You must score at least 70 on both sections.

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Red Hat Certified Engineer / RHCE

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