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SCJP: Sun Certified Programmer for Java Platform Study Guide: SE6
- ISBN13: 9780470417973
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Sun’s foundation-level Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP) for Standard Edition 6 is a must-have for any Java programmer, and is a prerequisite for Sun’s specialty certifications. This resource is essential preparation for the SCJP and focuses heavily on the skill set that Sun expects its SCJPs to have, with numerous examples, exercises, and real-world scenarios to give readers the tools needed to use what they learn. The material covers declarations, initializat… More >>
SCJP: Sun Certified Programmer for Java Platform Study Guide: SE6
3 comments
I loved reading this book. I thought all the objectives were explained very well, and in a way that I could understand. I have no regrets at all purchasing this book.
Rating: 5 / 5
I just wanted to agree with the previous review. I used this book as a secondary book in my SCJP studies. I used the K+B book first and mainly used this book for its quizzes and test exams. I also agree with the previous review that the content of the book is a little on the brief side if you are starting from scratch. Also, the book covers several areas not on the exam (bit shifting, others). If you are looking for a good secondary source, I would recommend this book. Between the Bert and Sierra book and this one, you have a very large pool of questions to study from.
Rating: 4 / 5
This is a nice book that covers all the basics for the SCJP Java SE6 exam. Raposa has lots of example code and hundreds of practice questions to help you prepare for the exam. However, his text reads something like the Cliff Notes version of Java. He covers all the topics, but he does it rather quickly. If you already have a firm grasp of Java, and you are just looking for a tune up, then this relatively short study guide is a good choice. It also makes a nice “second pass” for one of the other more popular study guides. That’s the reason I bought it. I’d already finished Kathy Sierra’s book, and I wanted a 2nd perceptive. Raposa’s book worked great in that role. Bottom line is if you’re going to buy just one SE6 Study Guide, don’t buy this one. However, if you want a 2nd Study Guide, then this is a nice choice.
After reading the last paragraph, you might be wondering why I rated this book only three stars. I give the text of the book four stars for all the excellent examples and sample test questions. However, I subtracted an extra star for two problems that have nothing to do with the text itself. The first issue is the poor quality paper the book is printed on. It this was some fantasy novel, it wouldn’t matter. But being a textbook which readers will probably want to highlight passages from, the paper is so thin that the highlighter bleeds right through the page. The second issue is something called the Sybex Test Engine. As I’ve previously stated, one of the best features of this book is all the sample questions. Sybex, the publisher, put them all on a CD to practice with, which is really a nice idea. However, their test engine displays only a few lines of code at a time, making the reader scroll up and down through the question. This makes the questions unnecessarily difficult.
Rating: 3 / 5
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