Khalid A. Mughal wrote:Some remarks on A Programmer's Guide to Java SCJP Certification:
A Comprehensive Primer
3rd edition.
The 3rd edition covers SCJP 1.6.
Of course you can use it for SCJP 1.5 if you are so inclined.
The 3rd edition covers, among other topics for SCJP 1.6, files I/O and serialization.
The major differences between SCJP 1,5 and SCJP 1,6 are:
- Console class
- Navigable collections and maps
These are covered in the new edition.
You will find enums and generics (+ collections) covered extensively in the 3rd edition.
I am proud of the chapter on generics.
Give it a try. It will be worth the effort in understanding this difficult topic, which many Java books shy away from.
In addition to extensive coverage of the topics, you will find that nearly every major topic has review questions to reinforce the salient points.
Annotated answers in the book are also included.
In fact we have beefed up the material from earlier edition with more review questions.
Try the mock exam simulator when you think you are ready to take the exam. :-)
The book is galore with code examples that you can readily run and experiment with.
Just download the source code for all the examples and programming exercises from the website.
Reader have told us that they keep our book handy, even after they have taken the exam.
Experienced Java developers have told us that they have learned a thing or two by dipping into our book.
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