Reddit reviews SCJP Sun Certified Programmer for Java 6 Exam 310-065

I assume SCJP? Back when I could get a raise for it, I passed my SCJP using Sierra/Bates

Oracle has a certification center that explains most of it, but it seems that the wikipedia article is quite good. The certification center can be found by selecting a country here.

In a nutshell you get a book such as this one and study it hard. This one is for Java 6. I'm uncertain if they have one for Java 7 (check the publisher's site).

You can take mock tests for free such as Java ranch's great free tests or use a professional one. I haven't paid for mock tests, but I have heard that Whiz lab's tests are good and close to the real thing.

Most of the reading material is aimed at the Java 6 test since the Java 7 one is very new, but that won't be a big problem. You can easily just learn the new things from 7 in addition to your book (it isn't that much of a difference in the context of this test). I took the Java 6 test using a Java 5 book and some additional reading.
It is also still possible to take the Java 6 test afaik. It might even be cheaper.

Buy a voucher for a test and when you are ready (make sure you are) you can take the test in one of their many test centers.

Edit: I'm uncertain, but you should check if you need to take the Associate test first. It's a very easy test, but sadly it costs money.

I bought a single book, read it cover to cover and performing all the exercises and experimenting in code every chance I got. Then I read it again taking notes the second time. Finally I turned those notes into an outline and flashcards and studied them for probably 3 months solid before taking the test.

The 33 pages of notes I took can be found here

And the book I used is this one

Caution: this was 2011 that i took this test and it was for Java SE 6 which is way old now... but these notes are still pretty relevant.

Non-mobile: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0071591060/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/192-9362406-7889364

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Daca e musai musai o scoala inscrie-te la o facultate de profil din apropiere si intre timp lucreaza in minunata industrie. Daca ai deja o facultate fa un master de specializare ptc dureaza 2 ani in loc de 3.

I'm not a Java developer (just a student) but I found one I knew the 'basics' it helped for me to read through the SCJP book, which covered most areas of the Java language. http://www.amazon.com/SCJP-Certified-Programmer-Java-310-065/dp/0071591060

Are you speaking about a class dedicated to the exam, or a university class covering object-oriented programming using Java?

If it is the former, you will most likely be using a Java certification prep book. This is the book I used for Java 6 certification. I simply studied the book and left my IDE open to play with the concepts and did not take any formal classes and passed easily.

If you are talking about a University course on Java, then no, it would not be enough and you would need to get the prep book.

Regarding what it covers, you are mainly looking at the Java core, which in your example would not include swing graphics.

Here you go

I was once in a similar boat. I bought many java books and hardly learned anything because those books were crap. This is the best book I've seen, easy to understand and comprehensive:
http://www.amazon.com/SCJP-Certified-Programmer-Java-310-065/dp/0071591060/ref=sr_1_6?s=textbooks-trade-in&ie=UTF8&qid=1404940645&sr=1-6&keywords=java+certification

It's an old version but seems like the new version for Java 7 is not out yet. Anyway, another route maybe is for you to take java certification exam?

Well, I said it before, I will say it again, this book is amazing

Then, I highly recommend, you learn JPA/Hibernate and DDD. The value in that alone is what many companies are after.

Then you have to choose what is that specifically you want to master:

If you want to go with EE, then read this

If you want to go mobile, read this

Obviously, if you still have time, Martin Fowler and Uncle Bob are your guides.

Yup, this is an important one to understand.


Usually I suggest preparing for the SCJP test (doesn't matter if you get the cert or not if you know enough to pass the test). The study guides are great resources for all of the little details.



http://www.amazon.com/SCJP-Certified-Programmer-Java-310-065/dp/0071591060/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377447672&sr=8-1&keywords=scjp+guide

or I guess now that these losers run it:

http://www.amazon.com/Certified-Professional-Programmer-1Z0-804-1Z0-805/dp/1430247649/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377447699&sr=8-1&keywords=oracle+certified+java

Take ocjp certifications and go through kathy sierra and bert bates book.

https://www.amazon.com/SCJP-Certified-Programmer-Java-310-065/dp/0071591060