Hi Ranchers,
I gave the SCWCD 1.4 exam yesterday after 3 weeks of preparation and got through with 94%...
My Success strategy is as follows:
I went through HFSJ, honouring all sharpen your pencils and practice exercises & followed peabody design
pattern notes (It helps for last minute review though HFSJ has it all)... The success secret is to realise all the concepts and practice them by coding extensively....
I was not starting from scratch. I had about 15% knowledge on
Servlets and
JSP's before I sat to study for the exam.
I scored 70% in the HFSJ mock so dont lose heart if you score less in the HFSJ mock.. It is very difficult compared to the actual exam.
I also practised a few mocks available at Jdiscuss.com... I devoted around 3 hours on weekdays and around 5-6 hours on weekends... hope this gives an idea for those who are planning to give the SCWCD...
All the Best for all the takers... And Thanks to Bryan, Kathy and Bert for the wonderful book....
Regards,
Anjani Sankar
SCJP 1.5 - 75%