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May 26, 1999

Jump In Java

Instructors who'll teach the Java courses being offered this summer in the Extension program of the University of California, Berkeley, say they've tweaked the curriculum to reflect the concerns of the IT professionals the courses are designed to serve.

New this year, according to Allen Holub, an independent design consultant and presenter of the introductory "Java: Discovering Its Power" portion are an explanation of security models in Java Virtual Machine infrastructures, as well as two "advanced" courses: "Advanced Java: "Language, Internals, and Techniques," and Advanced Java: Developing With APIs."

Holub says he believes business use of Java is more widespread than is depicted in many industry publications. "Every company I know about is either using it, or is planning to use it, or wishes they used it," he says. In past years, Berkeley Extension courses focused on Java applets, then on client-side issues, then on server-side issues. But Holub says he now sees a swing back to more client-side issues--a trend reflected in this year's course offerings.

Keeping current with industry trends is a main concern of the Berkeley Extension program, where enrollment in Java classes averages about 35 students, Holub says. "The students are professionals," he adds, "and when something new comes along, they've got to learn about it."

Information about the Java classes is available at www.berkeley.edu/unex or by calling 510-642-4111.

-- Dominick Calicchio

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