[dschobel]

1. Learn the Java syntax; go through some hello world tutorials and then some OSS code to guide your way.

2. Read http://java.sun.com/docs/books/effective/

3. Recite one of the lessons you learned from #2 and impress the interviewer so that you can land that first job.

4. Become a decent programmer (this step is optional but recommended for long-term security)

[hartror]

4. Become a decent programmer (this step is optional but recommended for long-term security)

Sad but true, too many people seem to get through coasting and never working on their craft. What really gets me is the lack of passion for it, I got into programming for the love of coding, money is a happy side effect. Too many I have seen don't seem to care, or are too lazy to improve.

[yantramanav]

Nicely put. here are my 2 cents, if you choose Java 1. Don't try to do too much (JSF, Spring, JMS, Hibernate etc) its easy to get lost in the jungle there. Take small steps. 2. Try to contribute to some open source project like Lucene or Play! 3. Java jobs are aplenty in Pune region, so best luck!

[crysis]

what kind of java stuff can i learn in a year for stable employment?

[yantramanav]

1 year? Try to nail it in 2 months. Try to learn JSP/Servlets, Spring, Hibernate or Play! framework. Showcase something on GAE. Usually money chases talent, so give ur best at building skills.

Subscribe to: Punetech.com, pluggd.in, hackerstreet.in and look for jobs on http://sutrajobs.com and http://www.venturewoods.org/index.php/venturejobs/

This guy has given an excellent post on contributing to open source: http://shal.in/post/285909694/why-you-should-contribute-to-o...

P.S. Avoid being the 'polite Indian' described by jgrahamc by asking ppl to do ur work ( http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1886310 )

P.P.S: if you wish to get recruited for Infy, Cogni, Wipro you've come to the wrong forum