Steve Steffen

The skills needed to build an enterprise application with WLS 8.1 vary somewhat depending on what's being built. However, certain key skills should be present on every development team. Proper thought given to the programming, presentation, and database development skillsets can mean the difference between successful and problematic application deployment. Java Skills Java skills are, of course, the essence of WLS 8.1 development. Java skills are vastly different depending on what you're doing. A programmer used to doing small command-line programs in Java won't necessarily even know where to start developing an online application using WLS. Because of this, assembling a team to build applications becomes more difficult. A manager cannot simply hire a Java programmer; she... (more)