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We are looking for someone to fill the role of a Web Interface Designer in a project.

You are expected to turn GUI business requirements into professionally looking web pages, while working closely with
Web and Business Component Developers . knowledge of server-side programming is not required

You are expected to have good understanding of HTML, XHTML, CSS and HTTP. Your web page source must conform to HTML/XHTML specifications, which will be
the integration point between you and server-side developers. Knowledge of graphics for animated banners, roll-over buttons, web icons etc. is a required
The look and feel and layout must be controlled by external CSS files without any inline styling or use of html tables for layout.

If the cap fits you, kindly forward your contact details and website portfolio to dotun4software@gmail.com

nzechu:
I appreciate all your comments. you all recommend self study. but how do one go about it.

You can drop your details at http://www.pearlsoftng.com/contact/. I will send some materials to you to begin with.

The best form of learning is through self-discovery. I agree with most of the earlier comments of self-study and all. I will advise you choose one on one mentorship over the training schools you mentioned. Look for someone who has folded is sleeves and gotten is hands dirty with real life programming experience. When you run into the inevitable bugs or walls, you can have someone to bailout on. If you decide to go for Java, and should you have any issue on your voyage, you can always 'call a friend - 08034287302.' Best of luck!!!

@naija_swag
My postulation is you need a background in the physical science to help you program well. Sure you can learn at any age, the question however is on what foundation are you building that body of knowledge. If the foundation be weak, what can the programmer do? Programming goes beyond simply learning a language like Java. The body of knowledge that play out when you program includes discrete mathematics, data structures, logic, modeling & simulation, design patterns, artificial intelligence, algorithms etc. If you have understanding of these areas, it will reflect in your programming. If you don't, it will show as well. This is the difference! I will advice anyone who has more than a casual interest in programming to go for the former, because the later has grave consequences especially when developing mission critical applications. I have written applications that transfer money in billions from account to account in a bank. If you are not on top of your game and you goof by allowing your application to be hacked, u will simply find yourself charged for fraud in EFCC. This is my point for all you fellows that want to hang me. I will appreciate if we debate issues and not get emotional, I guess we are all scientist.

Are you a Java programmer? do you want to take your web development to the next level? Do you want to move from JSP, Strut to Java Server Faces? do you want to do the stuffs our VB friends do easily with drag and drop GUI development? Then Visual JSF framework offers you the platform for component based interface development.

Create stunning looking professional web applications with ease. This is no theory stuff, we will have you fold your sleeves, and get your fingers dirty with real codes during our 5 days workshop. The training is laboratory based, participants will have a system to themselves while they digg into the wonderful world of Java Server Faces.

Our goal is to turn you into a functional Java Web developer, and we will achieve this by continously supporting your Java projects even after your training through our blog.

Visit us now at http://www.pearlsoftng.com/training-signup/ to register. You can post your enquiry or comments on our blog at http://www.pearlsoftng.com/blog/

The future belongs to those who believe the beauty of their dreams!

send me your email, I will forward an eBook to you. We are organizing a training soon on 'Web Development with JSF'. If you are interested check it out at http://www.pearlsoftng.com/training-signup/

@i-guru The hallmark of a great programmer is the ability to look at a programming task and profer the right model in solving the task. While algorithms solve specific programming challenges like finding the shortest path between two locations, design patterns deals with the bigger picture in describing the locations, landmarks, routes, traffic, weather, topography; and how these objects behave and communicate with one another. For example if you are told to model the departmental hierarchy of students in your previous school, or the reporting hierarchy of employees in your company, how do you begin? In design patterns, a look at the problem, tells me both task have nodes and leaf i.e an employee may have subordinates (node), and may not have subordinates(leaf). With this I will implement my model using the 'Composite Design Pattern'
The advantage of patterns being code reuse, maintenable code, readable code, good program design and fail proof code. I hope this answers why?

As you seek algorithms, seek also Design Patterns by the 'Gang of Four'

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Cheers!

Is it late to start learning to play professional football at 28? A philosopher once said, 'the child is the father of the man.'
During the America/Iraq war, I was amazed at the age bracket of the America soldiers, these guys where teenagers!!! averaging 19 years.
At 28 in Nigeria, society expects you to start fending for yourself, to get your own apartment, a job, and maintain a relationship.
At 28 the most you can be (sorry to say) is a spaghetti programmer. Your brain cells are already loosing that youthful enthusiasm and quest for knowledge. The societal expectations also constitute a distraction in becoming a great programmer. At 28, should you eventually find yourself programming for a living, you will more often than not give us developers a bad name, because you will be programming in a fourth generation language without the fundamental basics. It is this basics that make great programmers. You will end up writing software that fails and make corporates loose more confidence in Nigerian programmers.

Some may argue, 'nothing is impossible,' if that were so, Jesus would have been born an adult. The creator himself acknowledges 'process.' My advise, don't join a bandwagon syndrome, look inward to yourself, what are your inherent natural gifts? make a living on such gifts and you will be fine. My apologies for my stern language.

I am marketing a software project for a company that uses Oracle Financial. My software in Java is meant to integrate with Oracle Financials by doing a file upload. Does anyone have technical knowledge or resource on Oracle Financial integration with third party applications