[The Java Posse] Re: Oracle Java certification lecture ?

2011-04-14 Thread Carl Jokl
As an aside that the Certified Java Programmer was well provided for as regards revision however many other of the certifications have little of any revision material available. I think this might have been a deliberate ploy to encourage people to sign up for the expensive all inclusive training co

[The Java Posse] Re: Oracle Java certification lecture ?

2011-04-14 Thread Carl Jokl
I can vouch for this book. It was my primary source of revision for SCJP and I passed first time with it. It really helps to open your eyes as to how the exam questions try to catch you out. It can be disheartening at first when you have Java experience but keep getting caught out by example questi

Re: [The Java Posse] Re: Oracle Java certification lecture ?

2011-04-14 Thread ags
Kathy Sierra's http://www.amazon.co.uk/Certified-Programmer-Study-Guide-CX-310-065/dp/0071591060/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1302782993&sr=8-2 is usually recommended for this exam -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this grou

[The Java Posse] Re: Oracle Java certification lecture ?

2011-04-14 Thread Casper Bang
Books don't teach people how to program, however Head First Java is good at explaining Java fundamentals. PS: Wow, one passes even if having 42% of answers wrong?! On Apr 14, 11:49 am, Jan Goyvaerts wrote: > Does somebody know what book(s) is best suited to prepare for this exam ? > > http://edu