A sun contact sounds like a good plan but it seems they've purposely excluded the boolean logical operators for whatever reason. Probably to keep this "below" SCJP in terms of required knowledge as I think that is how Sun is setting this exam up to be...sort of a pre-exam to all the other certifications.
Mahesh Kumaraguru
Ranch Hand
Joined: Jun 01, 2005
Posts: 95
posted
0
Originally posted by Matt Kidd: A sun contact sounds like a good plan but it seems they've purposely excluded the boolean logical operators for whatever reason. Probably to keep this "below" SCJP in terms of required knowledge as I think that is how Sun is setting this exam up to be...sort of a pre-exam to all the other certifications.
In that case Matt, they should have excluded short circuit operators ( &&, || ) and kept simple logical operators ( &, | ). In my experience with Java beginners, short circuit operators are more difficult to understand compared to simple operators.
Regards, Mahesh
Nicholas Cheung
Ranch Hand
Joined: Nov 07, 2003
Posts: 4982
posted
0
My comment is, if you are already knew those topics, or if those topics are not really difficult to learn, why dont we also take a look on that?
At least, in order to play safe, we know how to answer those questions in case we see them in the test.
Exam-oriented is very important, however, the learning process is equivalently important as well.
I know these topic, I am just curious to know why these are not part of exam objectives scope.
Beny Na
Ranch Hand
Joined: May 26, 2004
Posts: 159
posted
0
review everything you know including the exam objectives will safe your life for the scja exam.
Matt Kidd
Ranch Hand
Joined: Jul 17, 2002
Posts: 254
posted
0
Originally posted by Mahesh Kumaraguru:
In that case Matt, they should have excluded short circuit operators ( &&, || ) and kept simple logical operators ( &, | ). In my experience with Java beginners, short circuit operators are more difficult to understand compared to simple operators.
Regards, Mahesh
I admit its been some time since I've had to distinguish between short circuit operators and simple logical but I understand your stance in that with simple logical operators both conditions are checked.
Now I'm trying to remember why I had such an easy time descerning this back in school because I recall the distinction came easy for me. Probably came up with some "pavlovian" trick to tell the difference between short circuit and simple.
Matt Kidd
Ranch Hand
Joined: Jul 17, 2002
Posts: 254
posted
0
the lack of an edit feature is cumbersome
could it be to distinguish between the use of & and | for logic and bitwise operators and just to focus on them as conditionals?
Andrew Monkhouse
author and jackaroo
Marshal Commander
0
