You already know how crucial certification is within the Java community. SCJD Exam with J2SE 5, Second Edition is a valuable guide to prepare for the exam.
This book has been updated for the new Java version, J2SE 5.0, and works its way through a project with requirements and structure similar to the project you'll encounter in the exam. Upon reading this book, you'll become intimately familiar with key concepts, challenges, and pitfalls that the exam is likely to test you on.
This is the best developer cert book!January 14, 2003 38 out of 41 found this review helpful
And I say that having just released a book on the same topic. If you can buy only one book on the developer exam, buy Habibi's book. It's focused on giving you what you need to actually implement the project that you must submit for your developer certification. It teaches you step-by-step how to design and write code for the project. It has a friendly, interesting, easy-to-understand style, and the certification candidates on javaranch REALLY like this book a lot. My book, on the other hand, is focused almost entirely on the SCJP (nearly 3/4 of our book is SCJP), although it does have a "bonus" section on the SCJD which talks almost exclusively about how the developer project is *assessed*. So while my book goes into great detail about theSCJD *assessment*, it does virtually nothing to help you create your developer *project*. There has some confusion around the title of my book (not my choice, unfortunately), because it *does* have the SCJD exam in the name, but my co-author and I strongly suggest that if you are already an SCJP and are now preparing for only the SCJD, that you get Habibi's outstanding book rather than ours. Of course, if someone drops a huge Amazon.com gift certificate in your lap, well, then might as well get both ; )
great preparation and guidance for SCJDApril 24, 2006 B. Chen(NYC) 13 out of 13 found this review helpful
The SCJD exam is tough and time-consuming. It requires a good deal of effort. So no surprise there are only like two books out that cover this topic. Fortunately, this book does a great job.
I'm an experienced developer, so I was already familar with many of the concepts covered in the book. Where this book was valuable to me was in the guidance it provided through the SCJD process. It helped me complete the assignment faster (I did it in half the time I had originally estimated). And gave me more confidence when it was time to submit my work.
Best book for SCJD and standaloneJune 21, 2006 Software Professional(San Jose,CA) 12 out of 12 found this review helpful
Most of the time people who are preparing for SCJD will buy this book but it is good beyond that. Second edition give you practical example on actual project. It is kind of parallel to what you are doing in SCJD. Author is active member on javaranch and gives very useful tips to all post in SCJD forum. I think people who want to improve Java skills on application side should look into this book as well.
I am using it for SCJD exam. Good luck to all.
An Excellent Book for the SCJD Exam and Java2 v1.4January 5, 2003 Michael A. Pigott(Norwalk, CT USA) 13 out of 14 found this review helpful
"The Sun Certified Java Developer Exam with J2SE 1.4" is an in-depth how-to book on completing the SCJD Exam. This is not merely an overview; the authors designed a project similar to the SCJD exam I received and thoroughly explained how to complete the exam, from making the database thread-safe to creating the network server (covering both sockets and RMI) to developing the GUI client framework. In addition, this book also covers the new features of the Java 1.4 platform, including the Logging, NIO, and Regular Expression APIs. Even if you never used Threads, Sockets, RMI, or Swing, this book will teach you how with clear and concise details before applying the concepts to the applied project. If you plan on taking the Sun Certified Java Developer Exam, or you would like to learn the new features of Java 1.4, this book is for you. Using this book, I passed this exam earning 139/155 points (89.6%).
Excellent resource to become SCJD certifiedFebruary 27, 2003 Christian Garcia(Chicago, IL USA) 8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This book provides fundamentals with which to begin the design and coding of the SCJD exam project. I found the chapters on RMI and MVC to be the most valuable. The coverage of Swing is very good and contains information for designing the user interface much easier. Overall, this is THE book to use as your primary resource when working toward SCJD certification. Also, be sure to search for JavaRanch on the web. It is an invaluable resource.
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