Passed SCEA 1

Thanks a lot to Javaranch. I was able to clear SCEA part-1.
I am sure that i learned many things in J2EE from the day i started the serious preparation.

I would like to share my experiences , which might be useful for the people who are planning to take SCEA part 1.

Make sure to call the test center 1 day before the test.(I faced this problem when i went to take test on time, test center people said that the servers are down from 1 week and they never informed me before.Luckly i got the slot in other test center same day after 3 hours).

1) I did follow Javaranch - This is the key to my success... Thanks to everyone in this group.
2) I used MZ's notes(Read until you understand concepts clearly),Mark Cade (Old version), EJB3 basics , JSF Basics, Lot of IBM articles on J2EE.
3) JWS White paper - Essential . Suggest to have clear understanding of JWS & Applet.
4) Don't forget to see the JAVA EE - FAQs
5) Took Sun's Mock Exam and Whizlab's Mock Exams both are useful though they are easy.

Thanks

Very Good Information.

Cheers!
Prathap.

Congratulations.

Congratulations!

Congratulations....

Cheers!
Prathap.

Congrats !!!

All the best for next two parts.

Congrats champ.

Hi Kumar,

As you just passed the exam can i get some guidance on JSF and EJB , i mean are there are any good articles JSF and EJB which i simple can rely on with out looking any other.

Thanks

Nandu,

I used

EJB 3 in Action for EJB3 - Just read basics from that.
Java EE 5 tutorial for JSF basics. No need to read all the details. Bascis should be enough.
You can just google for JSF basics & EJB 3 basics for some presentations(SUN presentations). No need to get in to implementation details.

Hope this helps.

Thanks