Goutham Harsha

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Hello people,

I'm planning to prepare for OCPJP.
I have a few doubts I'd like to get clarified:

1) What is the difference between OCJP and OCPJP ?

2) I've got a job offer for the role of a Rails developer. If I want to shift fields to Java a year or two down the line, will OCPJP be useful ?

3) I won't say I'm very good at Java, but I'm conversant with most of the concepts. I have read the book "Head First Java" by Sierra and Bates (lovely book !), and I've developed a couple of small scale applications like a Library Manager and a Budget Manager.
If I start preparing right now for the certification exam, how much time will it take for the preparation (approximately, I can put in 4 hours per day).

4) Also the book I'd be using for OCPJP preparation is: SCJP for Java 6 Study Guide from Sierra and Bates. Is there any other book you'd suggest ?

Apologies for the long post.
Hoping for some replies

Thank you !
@ Tommy Delson :

Thanks man

And congrats on getting your certification. Hope I'll get to see myself writing a similar post some day

Mohamed Sanaulla wrote:

Goutham Harsha wrote:Thanks a lot for answering all my queries , Mohamed Sanaulla


In any case you have the ScjpFaq
(Also there are other posts on related topic. So SearchFirst will help you)



Yeah. Just checked them out. Thanks !

Piyush Joshi wrote:I suggest "Head First Java", although I havent read it but I have seen Herbert Schildt, and found it quite painful read, as material is not properly presented in sequence(honestly my opinion).
And Head First series books are really good, as I have read other head first books. So I think you should choose "Head First Java" (If you have to choose between these two)



Cool. Thanks Piyush ! (and Javaranch) for the help.

I'll stick to Head First Java in that case. How is Just Java 2 by Van Linden ?
Both these books have very good reviews in the bunk house section, so I am just asking out of curiosity
Thanks a lot for answering all my queries , Mohamed Sanaulla
For beginning Java,

I have "Complete Reference : Java" by Herbert Schildt and "Head First Java" by Kathy Sierra and Bert Bates.

Should I stick with any one of these (if so, which one) or do you guys suggest some other book like Deitel Java (or) Just Java 2 by Van Linden ?
Could someone tell the difference between SCJP and OCJP ?

1) Are they essentially the same exam with two aliases (since Oracle owned Sun) ?
2) If they are different, what should I opt to take scjp or ocjp ?
3) Again, in case they are different, how much different is the portion of ocjp from the portion of scjp ?

I was suggested the SCJP Preparation book by Kathy Sierra and Bert Bates . Is the same book sufficient for ocjp too ?
Thanks for the replies @Hama Kamal and @Tommy Delson

Inputs from other users will also be of help
Hello everyone. I need a little bit of advice from people over here, pertaining to SCJP Exam. This post might be a bit long, but please go through it. It's a sincere request.

A brief background of mine might be a little useful in this context :

I'm a Computer Science Engineering Undergraduate from BITS-Pilani University (India)

I am pretty much comfortable with C Programming, but I haven't done any programming in Java so far, till a month ago. So starting this month, I've been trying to get accustomed to Java and Object Oriented Programming. I've done a few basics, nothing much.
Here's the problem. The only thing standing between me and an internship in Oracle is Java. So I've got 6 months to prove to them that I can do well in Java. I feel adding an SCJP to my resume would make the point clear.

So basically I've got a college schedule where Object Oriented Prog. using Java is a compulsory course this semester and I've got 6 months time.

My questions are as follows :

1) Is 6 months enough to pass an SCJP exam given I have had no prior experience with Java Coding ? Or, how much time does it normally require ?
2) Where do I kick start my preparations with ? (Suggest some books / resources that can help me clear SCJP and get my Java fundamentals strong)
3) Considering the fact that an SCJP within 6-7 months is a must, can anyone suggest me any tips regarding how to go about the preparations ?

PS: Sorry for the query being non-technical and lengthy. But any sort of help would be greatly useful.

Thanks in advance.

Gautam.