To confirm the upgrade path - this test is only for Java SE 8 OCPs. There are tentative plans to release an upgrade exam for candidates who have certifications earlier than Java SE 7, but I don't have much info on that upgrade exam yet.
We evaluate each upgarde path on its own merits, so I cannot say that for every upgrade path, there will be a path for all the previous versions to upgrade with one exam. At some point, there is simply too much of a gap.
That said, there are tentative plans to release an upgrade exam that allows Java SE 6 and below certified programmers to upgrade to 8 with a single exam.
Regards,
Brandye Barrington
Girish B
SCJA 1.0 (86%)
SCJP 1.4 (91%)
OCPJWCD (86%)
K. Tsang CEng MBCS PMP PMI-ACP OCMJEA OCPJP
Girish Bal wrote:This is really confusing . I am SCJP 1.4 certified and preparing for the Java 7 upgrade. The option to upgrade to 8 directly, that too in a beta (saves $$$ ) looks very tempting, but the confusion related to the eligibility is making me stick with the plan for 7 upgrade. I might think about 8 or 9 upgrade later.
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Girish B
SCJA 1.0 (86%)
SCJP 1.4 (91%)
OCPJWCD (86%)
K. Tsang wrote:Looking at the changes from pre-java 5, java 5/6, java 7 and now java 8....
Lots of new features in java 7 compared to java 6. Even more in java 8 compared to java 6. Yet from 7 to 8 there seems to be only a few add-ons.
Girish Bal wrote:Looking at the Java 8 upgrade syllabus, it seems only new Java8 features are covered. The new Java7 features which are covered in Java 7 upgrade are not tested at all. So an upgrade to 7 and then to 8, given the current coverage, makes more sense to me. They should have a 7-to-8 upgrade exam and another pre7-to-8 exam, in my opinion.
visu nallamaru wrote:I am scjp 5 wanting to upgrade to 8 .
i followed the converstaion till Here . its been a couple of months since last reply.
So can some one help to me understand whether there was any change in the upgrade path ? Are we eligible for an direct upgrade to Java 8 from Java 5?
Or i have to upgrade to Java 7 and then upgrade to Java 8 ?
Mikalai Zaikin wrote: The shortest way will be to upgrade to Java 7 (1Z0-805) and then upgrade to Java 8 (1Z0-810)
Girish B
SCJA 1.0 (86%)
SCJP 1.4 (91%)
OCPJWCD (86%)
Girish Bal wrote:
Mikalai Zaikin wrote: The shortest way will be to upgrade to Java 7 (1Z0-805) and then upgrade to Java 8 (1Z0-810)
Yes! This is the path I am also going to follow to upgrade myself from 1.4 to 8.
SCJP 1.4 ---1Z0805---> OCPJP7 ----1Z0810----> OCPJP8
Girish B
SCJA 1.0 (86%)
SCJP 1.4 (91%)
OCPJWCD (86%)
Girish B
SCJA 1.0 (86%)
SCJP 1.4 (91%)
OCPJWCD (86%)
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Oscar Calderon wrote:I'm not sure if this question is offtopic, but here it goes:
Currently i have SCJP 6 and i want to take 1Z0-813 exam (Upgrade to OCJP 8) but, how the Oracle people verifies that you meet all the requirements (a previous JAVA Programmer Certification) to perform the upgrade? I tried to schedule an exam using person VUE and i didn't get requested my previous certification ID or something. Do they ask for it when you go to the place where you take the exam or do they verify that automatically?
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