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Java Development for ERP

 
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Hi Guys,

I am not sure if this is the correct thread in which to ask this, so bear with me if it's wrong.

I would to ask if it is advisable to take on a job as a java developer dealing with open source ERP products? My concern is will this be something that will take me far away from conventional Java web application development that deals with Jsp, Servlets, Struts, Spring, Hibernate , the various databases and the likes? I am worried that if that is the case than it may become difficult for me to find jobs later in Java web development dealing with the frameworks I mentioned.

I know of an organisation that uses an ERP product called Adempiere and a framework called ZK. I am only just reading about Adempiere and ZK now on the net. I am not sure if I should attempt to seek employment with this organization or for that matter be part of any ERP project as a developer for the concerns I raised above. Hope to hear your views guys. Thank you.
 
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I'd see it more like learning something new, and so adding to the frameworks you know. It's not like you would be using those APIs exclusively, you'd be using them in addition to the whatever other frameworks that project uses. And projects don't go on forever, so I think it's more likely to influence your CV for the better than for the worse.
 
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John Paterson wrote:I would to ask if it is advisable to take on a job as a java developer dealing with open source ERP products?


Like Ulf, I don't see how it could hurt.

That said, there are a couple of things to consider:
  • ERP systems can be very big (I've no idea about Adempiere though), so I'd liken it to being a SAP developer: the chances are that you will only ever learn about a small aspect of the system. Not that there's anything particularly wrong with that.
  • (This is pure speculation) The kind of company that is likely to use an ERP system will probably be quite large and "regimented". Again, there's nothing necessarily wrong with that, but you may end up feeling like a very small cog in a huge machine - and some people (including me) find such environments "stifling".

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    Noted. Thanks guys.
     
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