The Techrepublic artice ‘Hot skills in 2002 don’t necessarily come with certs, but they help’ is a good one. It acknowledges that the demands of an IT professional are very high. Not only does the IT pro need to know and understand new technologies but to also specialise in a particular marketable field as well.
This is especially true for smaller organisations where you are required to be multifacted. I work in a small organisation where I am required to do systems admin, network admin, database admin etc. Basically I am the only one in my department! However I choose to spend most of my energy in database administration. Also, I have begun to do exams in the OCP DBA program to get high level certification in this arena.
As toXML and Java being mere passing technologies, I beleive that they both have a major role to play in the the IT sector in 2002. This is due to the increasing use and development in wireless technology. Any programmer who knows these technologies well should be well off.
In a nutshell – know the basics of everything, then master one thing. You’ll be better off.
