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S**L
A must have if you are serious about the scjp 6.0
I was planning to write the scjp exam for quite sometime. I got serious about that few months back and ordered this book from amazon. I used the Head First Java written by the same author to refresh my java skills and then took up this book for the cert exam and I must say this book is worth every penny. In fact, I would say the book is a MUST on your table if you are serious about the exam. The chapters are very well organized as per the objectives and the concepts are explained in clear language.I specifically liked the topics related1) Polymorphism2) Collections and generics3) File operations4) Threads and5) OO concepts and assignmentsThe collections chapter stood out. I would recommend this book.I wrote the exam 2 days back and I passed it with good points. The questions in the real exam are somewhat easier than the questions in this book. So if you get your concepts clear in this book and answer the questions well then you have a high chance of passing in the real exam.
M**A
A must-read for evey Java developer.
I really liked this book. It's easy to read and holds the attention. I can read several pages of it without getting bored.Not even the big content of it discouraged me. I need to emphasize that this a big step for me once I'm not interested to read books at all, even what I now say thats a tinny book, say 60 pages, is hard to hold my attention.I'm so satisfied that I'm planning to buy more books from the same authors once I'm done reading this one.It's also worthy to say that I develop in Java for some years, but the book shows some things that are not used in the daily activities of most developers and explain how things works, that sometimes makes you surprise because you haven't realized this before. In my opinion, it's a must-read for every Java developer.In addition, I believe this is not a good book for wants to learn Java, this book is for those who already know to develop, but want to understand how things work and learn new stuff in the language. Regards.
P**Y
overall a good book
I studied this book for the Sun (now Oracle) Certified Java Programmer SE 6 exam (Exam 310-065). I thought I knew how to program in Java before but I found that I learned quite a lot from the book. It goes through the subjects covered on the exam and explains them and gives sample code.There were a few times when I thought it could have been better organized, but overall the organization was OK. The main drawback I found was that there seemed to be a few details it left out. There were a number of times as I was doing the practice questions that I came upon some rule that had not been covered in the text. I even rescheduled my test because I was missing so many of the questions. That is the main reason why I'm giving it four stars and not five. In their defense, it is difficult to write a text that exhaustively covers everything in a language as large as Java. I did pass the test, but I'm just wondering if I could have passed the test earlier and with less time spent studying had they explained a few things a little better.Despite a few small flaws, I ended up passing the test with an 85%, 27% more than the required 58%. The only training I did was studying this book, doing the practice questions, writing lots of sample programs, and occasionally looking at the online API. Oh, and I did consult another book about threads but I ended up not needing to because the questions on threads on the exam were not very hard. So this book did it's job. The questions on the test were easier than the book's practice questions.I would recommend that someone wanting to pass the exam get this book, read it, take notes, and do lots of little programs as the authors recommend in the forward. Start by copying the sample code in the book, then tinker with it to see what happens when you change this thing or that thing. Then write a few of your own programs, changing various parts to see how it changes the output. And then take all the sample questions at the end of the book, and then do the sample quizzes and tests on the CD. Start the quizzes several weeks before the test, not a week before like I did, so you can have plenty of time to go back and study the areas where you are weak. When you miss a question, find out why you missed it, and go back later after you have forgotten the specific answers and try it again. And don't stress too much because like I said I found the actual test to be easier than their practice questions. If you combine careful study of this book with writing code and doing the quizzes, you will almost certainly pass the test.
T**N
Got the certification in a month thanks to this book
While I have some experience with other programming languages, I didn't do much with java for some reason. Last month, I decided to learn java language and to take SCJP exam. Today, as I planned, I've passed the exam mostly thanks to this SCJP book.This book was literally the only material I have used for the exam. After reading the book first time, I basically memorized summaries and exercised questions in "two minute drill" after each chapter. After that, I used LearnKey MasterExam included in this book's CD to do more exercises. Those were all I did for the exam and turned out enough.For a couple of days, I have also tried some mock exams - some say "dump" exams - but I gave them up because they didn't make me improve my knowledge - they were too easy.One thing I don't like: ebook included in the CD are password-protected so I could't copy any text from the ebook, for example, to my notes. More generosity would have helped my preparation process better.
F**S
Great Book, Sample Questions a bit too rigorous
This an excellent book to prepare you for the SCJP certification exam though some of the sample questions are a bit too tricky. I read this book cover to cover multiple times and attempted to answer the questions at the end of each chapter. I was never able to answer all the questions correctly on the first try. You really have to know the material inside and out to get the right answers. I took all three of the 72-question timed mock exams scoring 60-70% each time. Today I took the actual exam and got 90% correct. I had been afraid I might not pass since I had passed by such a slim margin on the mock exams.I also studied the Mughal and Rasmussen book which covered a lot of extra material not on the exam. The questions in the Mughal and Rasmussen book were of uneven quality - not all up to the high standards of this book.
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