Rating:  - Excellent Study Resource
This is an excellent study resource for getting ready for the SCJP exam. It's a five star binding when coupled with Head First Java.
Rating:  - SCJP Sun Certified Programmer for Java 5 Study Guide (Exam 310-055)
Knowing and working with Java since a while the stuff is not really new to me. However I was afraid to see how many of the test questions I answered only correct in part, or simply wrong. In fact never due to missing knowledge but by falling into the pitfalls of those twisted questions or over reading hidden details in questions with apparently so obvious answers! (I had much less problems to answer the questions correctly in a competitors book from year 2000 handling the SCJP preparation for Java 1.2!)
I guess this kind of training is as much as important as the mere java knowledge and I'm convinced, that those questions are able to show up smallest doubts and confusions of everybody taking the exam.
Rating: - Great in order to take the Java Certification
From my point of view SCJP Sun Certified Programmer for Java 5 Study Guide is a great book to take with confidence the exam. So far (I've already studied the first 3 chapters) it's got simple and clear explanation and the concepts are really well organized.
Rating: - Outstanding Certification Prep Book!
This is the absolute best certification prep book you can buy. Not only that, it also doubles as a useful reference book after you have gotten your certification. The writing is clear, concise, and unlike many tech books it is easy to read quickly.
Rating: - Prepare for a lot of work
I considered myself a competent Java developer, but when I took some free online mock SCJP tests, I scored very poorly. With this book and at least 30 hours of reading, notes, review, and running sample code, I managed to pass the actual test on the first try. This book and a lot of time is all you need.
I do have 3 criticisms. First, a handful of questions in the book and the actual exam included material that was not referenced directly or indirectly in the 'Two Minute Review' section at the end of each chapter. Second, the index is good but not great. More than once I had to hunt around for a while to find the exact material I wanted to review. Third, the 'Master Exam' software on the CD has at least two questions with typographical errors, e.g. something saying "foo" in one place and "fop" in another but the answer key indicates no error, and in another spot a single .jar file is referenced by two different name.
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