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    What you get out of it is ...

  • More than you put in
    (learning beyond the classroom)
  • A place to shine
    (people will know you're a winner)

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) offers its Student Members opportunities to compete in its "Quests" -- contests offered over the net in order to provide the following:

  • Venues for students to test their knowledge of what they've learned in the classroom; a chance to learn on their own!

  • Opportunities for students to gain visibility while at school and in their job search by being identified as a winner of an ACM Quest by using a "Quest Winners' Logo" on their virtual and hard copy resume;

  • Ways for students to gain entrée to companies that offer internship, co-op, summer, and full-time job opportunities;

  • Venues for faculty to use in classrooms;

  • Nurturing of students' entrepreneurial spirit;

  • Excitement, fun, and gifts to students; and

  • Students defining "What's Next…in Application Development!"

    • Some Thoughts About Java…

    It's hard to believe that Java is only three years old, as of the posting of this page. According to the Communications of the ACM Editor, Diane Crawford, "the meteoric rise of this object-oriented programming language can be traced to the growing popularity of the Web during the same period. Java has proven the ideal match as a programming language for Web-based applications. Moreover, programmers and developers find its OO roots a prime platform for creating code and building new applications." (The CACM Tables of Contents may be viewed through the ACM Digital Library.)

    In a special issue of CACM on Java (Volume 41, No. 6 -- June 1998), Paul Tyma, Chief Scientist at PreEmptive Solutions, says: "Java programmers are already in massive demand for projects that may require run times that don't yet exist…Go learn it, write a book about it, and go get some venture capital for your Java startup." (Full text of the articles from this issue are available in PDF from this site, as well as through the ACM Digital Library.)

    It's interesting to note the following from a Web Week magazine article that appeared in August, 1997: "If you're a working Java programmer with real-world experience that real world is your oyster. Salaries today are typically in the $75,000 - $100,000 range, plus a bonus of 10-20% on top of that. 'These people are in such high demand,' says recruiter Kim Oliver, 'that they're really making very little effort to find jobs, and are waiting for recruiters like us to find them.' Wall Street is said to be exceptionally keen to hire Java talent. The shortage is expected to last another 3-5 years, while university computer science departments gear up to meet the demand."

    Key Dates:
    September 14, 1998: Registration Opens
    February 20, 1999: Last day to register and/or join ACM
    March 1st through March 31, 1999: Submit Applets
    April 1st through April 30, 1999: Judging Period
    May, 1999: Winners Notified
    June, 1999: Winners Posted

    Questions? jquest@acm.org

     
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