@almostengineer wrote:
I'm almost done doing the openshift path, and want to know about the developer exams so I could maybe get a 3th RHCA! (I have the infra one) I have had 0 java, and minimal developer experience in my life.
So my question is whether quickly getting enough java under my belt to get through the exams without a problem is possible, or will I need vast amounts of java to pull this off?
Also, since we now have quarkus; java EE is the one I want right? Is it even worth it to spend time learning java EE these days, were it not for these exams?
Thanks!
The Red Hat developer exams are hands-on and Java-heavy, but they focus more on using frameworks (JBoss/WildFly, Quarkus, OpenShift integration) than on advanced Java language theory. With basic Java (OOP, annotations, REST, Maven/Gradle) and some practice, it’s realistic to ramp up fast enough to pass.
You don’t need to go deep into legacy Java EE. Focus on Jakarta EE concepts and especially Quarkus, since that’s clearly Red Hat’s current and future direction. Learning Java EE only makes sense to the extent it appears on the exams.
