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hi Small post to tell that I’ve started to look into SCJD, another certification. As such, I fear I will once again post way less (in case anyone cared, which might be quite optimistic, yes I know, thanks ). Anyway, not to do a totally useless entry, let’s share a few links : a nice [...]

In order to get ready for the SCJP 6 exam, I’ve read SCJP Sun Certified Programmer for Java 6 Study Guide, from Katherine Sierra and Bert Bates, aka some of the certification’s exam creators. The authors make clear at the beginning that the book is about, and only about, being ready for the SCJP exam. [...]

Have you ever prepared a certification ? Well, for me, it’s the first time, and it proves a very nice occasion to learn stuff you should never do and hopefully will never meet in real code. Still, it’s fun like hell So, what am I speaking about ? Well, stuff like these :  Java |  copy |? class ExtractsFromTheExams{ [...]

I’m currently looking seriously at some Java certifications. As such, Uwe kindly gave me lots of Java certification books, but they are about Java 1.2 (whaou, prehistory ) and 1.4. Since Java 5 introduced quite some new stuff, extra resources/books would be welcome, as such feel free to comment. I’ll as well update this post [...]

of sun´s certification program by helping with their survey.

sun’s the certification database says: This report shows the total points that could have been awarded in each section and the actual amount of points you were awarded. This information is provided in order to give you feedback on your relative strengths on a section basis. The maximum number of points you could have received [...]