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Student Developer Program
 Sun's new Student Developer program provides free training, tools and resources to help you build marketable skills and get hired when you graduate.
The Student Developer program is part of the Sun Developer Network (SDN), a comprehensive program and Web site supporting the more than 4.5 million Java developers worldwide.
The SDN Student Developer Program entitles students to free copies of the Sun Java Studio Enterprise, NetBeans Mobility Pack, Sun Studio 10, the Solaris 10 Operating System (OS) and many other Sun software products; training in the Solaris 10 OS; a 10 percent discount on Barnes & Noble books to qualifying students; and more. To view the complete program offerings, go to www.sun.com/edu/developer/.
And be sure to sign up for the free Sun Student Connection newsletter at https://subscriptions.sun.com/subscription_center/ecomm.jsp.
The Sun Student Developer Program portal is a single point of communication for the over two dozen existing programs, products and offerings from across various parts of Sun Microsystems, including:
Free Software | Dozens of titles to download, including Solaris OS, Java Enterprise System, Sun Studio 10, Sun Java Studio Creator, StarOffice, Sun Grid Engine, and many more |
Communities | Java Games Community, Global Education and Learning Community (GELC), Java.net, Sun Developer Network, OpenOffice.org, NetBeans software, JXTA, Sun Developer Network Mobility Program, OpenSolaris.org |
Web or Network-Based Resources | Java.com — Games, Sun Academic Initiative (SAI), Java.sun.com Tutorials, Code Camp, Audiocasts, JavaOne Online Hands-On Labs, CD-ROM courseware from SunEd, Javapedia (for Developers from java.net), Learning Paths, Quizzes |
Self-Study with Software | Sun Educational Services (SunEd), Java Technology FastTrack from SunEd, Cisco Networking and Oracle Networking Academies |
Instructor-Led Classes | Sun Java Studio Creator, Solaris Express operating environment |
Books | Special book offers for Sun Academic Initiative and Sun Student Developer Program Members, Prentice Hall PTR and Addison-Wesley Professional Books |
Online Discussions and Forums | Sun Developer Network and Java Live Chats, Sun Developer; Forums for Java, C, C++, Fortran and Solaris OS, User Groups for Java (JUGS), SDN, Java.net Wiki |
Events | Student Zone Campus Events, JavaOne conference, Sun Tech Days, free Webinars |
Tools | BlueJ, StarOffice Leadership Academy, EduSoft Academic Edition |
Newsletters | Student Connection, Java News, many others |
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"This new program gives student developers the tools, training and resources they need to maximize their marketability as they enter today's hottest fields in software development, including gaming, life sciences and open-source software," said Kim Jones, vice president, Global Education and Research, Sun Microsystems. "We're pushing the envelope of knowledge and innovation from a reliable software footing and providing it to the community to help further expand opportunities for student developers worldwide."
"Application and systems performance never go out of fashion in computer science, and we are pleased to see Sun taking the lead in expanding the community of skilled technicians who can help us crack some of today's most challenging scientific questions," said Professor John Darlington, Imperial College, London.
To help prepare students for a career in high-performance computing, and quickly realize the benefits of the SDN Student Developer Program, Sun developed a 10-point plan of action, including the following recommendations for student developers:
- Download the Solaris 10 OS, Sun Studio 10 and many other software platforms for free
- Take a free Sun Academic Initiative (SAI) training class
- Join an open-source project such as OpenSolaris, OpenOffice.org or NetBeans, and contribute
- Access computer game development resources
- Actively participate with other developers worldwide in the Java and Solaris forums; and
- Join fellow developers for training at Sun Tech Days in a city nearby
For more information on the Sun Student Developer Program, visit http://www.sun.com/edu/developer, contact education_news@sun.com or click here to have your local Sun representative contact you.
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