Hi Ashish,
You have also the
JavaRanch's review reproduced here :
I got to read SCJD Exam book after passing the SJCD with a 151/155. So I know what is on the assignment and essay exam.
Of all the SCJD books that I have read, this book comes closest to presenting an application that resembles the actual assignment and without giving away the goodies.
You will find that you will not only learn everything you need to pass the SJCD, but you will also learn all the new features of Java SDK version 1.4. You'll learn about the New IO, Regex, Assertions, and Logging.
It will go over all the considerations that you must make for the SCJD assignment including Design decisions, Coding Standards and RMI vs Sockets. All very important parts of the SCJD.
If I could only say one thing negative, It would be that I feel a couple, very small couple of issues where handled with more complexity than was needed. But, that is just my opinion.
Overall I would say that this is the best book to buy if you want a book for the SCJD Assignment.
(Mark Spritzler - Bartender, March 2003)
Yes, it's a very good book which covers all parts and aspects of a typical SCJD assignment in a practical and very understandable way.
I have only one critic : the database global design is quite different from what we have to deal with in real assignments, as far as I know (one file per record instead of a classical multirecords db file).
Anyway, it's the best investment you can do to improve your chances to get SCJD, IMO.
Best,
Phil.