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Title: The Complete Java 2 Certification Study Guide by Simon Roberts, Philip Heller, Michael Ernest ISBN: 0-7821-2700-2 Publisher: Sybex Pub. Date: 01 July, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.05 (230 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: gets the job done, but edition was rushed
Comment: I just passed my Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform, J2SE 1.4 Exam. I used two certification books: this one and Khalid Mughal's book. I started with Mughal's book, finishing it, then taking his sample test. I then realized that it didn't handle the most recent version of the test. That meant that it covered a bunch of AWT and Swing stuff (no longer on the test, and of little interest to me as a server-side developer), and it didn't cover assertions. So I plunked down some cash on this book, because it was advertised to cover J2SE 1.4.
Unfortunately, this book was rushed into production, so all the test materials on the CD are actually for the old version! While the book covers the new material fairly well (and, truth be told, it's only a matter of not studying the GUI stuff and reading 3 additional pages on assertions), one of the main reasons you buy a book like this is to set up conditions as nearly approximating the actual test as possible. That loses the book one star. In addition, I need a good list of errata, and it seemed liked the Sybex Web site for this could use more attention and organization. For instance, there was an apology up on the site for the CD not being up to date, but there was no new version of the CD material that covered the defects. That loses a second star.
My belief is that this book will allow you to get the certification if you study for it, but I'm disappointed at the lack of quality for a product that is supposed to support a key part of a Java programmer's career and livelihood.
Rating: 4
Summary: May be Ultimate - but not ultimately enough
Comment: Yesteday, I took the JAVA 2 Programmer Exam for the first time and passed with a very comfortable margin. This text helped alot and I do recommend it. However, I have to say that the real EXAM is MUCH more difficult then the practice questions in this book. The actual EXAM (at least the version I took) requires you to think though scenarios that are not obvious, even from the "strict" information provided in this book. If you want confidence to pass the test on the first try, I would do the following:
1) Read the Gosling book "The Java Programming" Language" and code many of the examples for youself. Use a good Java IDE to step though the code and understand what it does and how variables inside specific objects change.
2) Work through many of the AWT examples from the Java Tutorial (Books or WEB) using an IDE as above.
3) Thoroughly study "The Java 2 Exam Cram" by Bill Brogden AND do his mock EXAM - it's more difficult than the one in the book being reviewed.
4) Take some WEB based mock exams (like MindQ) and/or even purchase the gEs: Java Exam simulator.
Tests are kind of subjective in many ways. Some people are better test takers then others. I highly recommend a multi-faceted approach to preparing for this exam - especially if you want to really understand Java ... and not just pass the test.
I would also say that including the Java 2 API reference at the back of this book is pretty useless and adds signifcantly to the cost AND the WEIGHT of this book. The Java Developer's Almanac 1999 is the best concise desktop reference for the JAVA 2 API that I've seen.
Rating: 3
Summary: Don't Buy Just For Sun Certified Java Developer Exam
Comment: This book will get the job done if you're using it to pass the SCJP exam. However, it is not at all helpful when it comes to the SCJD assignment. The book gets way too advanced when it comes to the SCJD part. It glosses over topics like distributed event notification, and creating a thread pooling mechanism. These things are not necessary for the exam at all and the book's explanations are way too generalized to help you understand them anyway. I found the book's style to be too formal and much less readable than the book by Kathy Sierra. If you're just taking the SCJP test, this book will work for you. But, if you're going for the SCJD, I recommend "The Sun Certified Java Developer Exam With J2SE 1.4." This latter book goes into way more detail and is much more helpful for SCJD.
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Title: Sun Certified Programmer & Developer for Java 2 Study Guide (Exam 310-035 & 310-027) by Kathy Sierra, Bert Bates ISBN: 0072226846 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Pub. Date: 11 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: Java 2 Exam Notes by Philip Heller, Phillip Heller ISBN: 0782128262 Publisher: Sybex Books Pub. Date: 15 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: Java 2 Programmer Exam Cram (310-035) by William Brogden, Marcus Green, Ed Tittel ISBN: 0789728613 Publisher: Que Pub. Date: 07 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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Title: SCWCD Exam Study Kit: Java Web Component Developer Certification by Hanumant Deshmukh, Jignesh Malavia, Jacquelyn Carter ISBN: 1930110596 Publisher: Manning Publications Pub. Date: July, 2002 List Price(USD): $44.95 |
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Title: A Programmer's Guide to Java (tm) Certification by Khalid A. Mughal, Rolf W. Rasmussen ISBN: 0201596148 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Pub. Date: 19 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $44.99 |
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