We’re doing a migration to Java at work, so I’m getting started on some Sun training material this morning. I’m hoping to be done with the initial training by next Wednesday, when I go on vacation to close on the house and move in.

Finding the right training material is such a challenge. The particular intro CD we got from Sun is targeted at people who haven’t been part of a development lifecycle, haven’t interpreted client specs, and haven’t done a design. This intro CD tries to be all things to an awful lot of people, and ends up doing a surprisingly good job. You’re not forced into a linear stream of navigation (chapters 1-2-3-etc) and there’s optional helpful demos scattered throughout.

It’s still pretty dry, though. Gonna be a long week.