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Bert Bates wrote:Hey Fred,

We haven't forgotten! We should have the last details organized in the next couple of weeks. When we do, we'll post the updated info on this forum.

Thanks,

Bert



Thanks a bunch for the personal response =)! Waiting with bated breath!

Bert Bates wrote:Hi Guys,

If you're pursuing the OCP for Java 7 certification, and if you're not already certified, you now have to pass your OCA exam before you can attempt the OCP exam.

If you're studying for the OCA, our book (K&B 6), should give you pretty good coverage. If you study the following chapters from K&B 6 you should be in pretty good shape for the OCA:

chaps: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
chap 6 - the String and StringBuilder sections
chap 7 - the hashCode() and equals() sections, and only the ArrayList class.
chap 10

The chapters (and sections) listed above ARE NOT a perfect overview of everything you might encounter on the real exam, but I'd say they represent a 95% overlap. We'll be nailing down that last 5% over the next several weeks.

In terms of the OCP - we have some MONSTER additions to make to K&B 7 to cover that exam - we're working on it!

hth,

Bert



So, some point ago I read this quote, and having studied all of that save for whatever changed new for Java 7, I need to ask; what's the "last 5%" that they "[nailed] down"? Did they ever follow-up post to that?

Jesper de Jong wrote:

Fred Ericksson wrote:... is the path implying that I would need to get the Programmer I first and then take a different test for the OCAJP certification, or that that test would grant that certification?


As far as I understand it from the picture on this page, to become an "Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 7 Programmer", you'd first need to do the "Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 7 Programmer" certification.

For the Certified Associate certification, you need to do the exam 1Z0-803 Java SE 7 Programmer I.
For the Certified Professional certification, you need to do the exam 1Z0-804 Java SE 7 Programmer II.

So yes, you'd need to do Programmer I first and then Programmer II, and then you'd have two certifications.

Fred Ericksson wrote:Also, would it be wiser to take the Java 6 or Java 7 certification test?


Java 7 is the current version of Java, so I would do the Java 7 version.

Fred Ericksson wrote:Also, what test's study materials would be good to study for this? I've looked around and could only find a handful of study books and it was all related to the SCJP, not... (is OCAJP the correct acronym?) this. Would it be a valid strategy to study SCJP 6 study guides and then cover whatever changes are different for Java 7?


SCJP is the old name (Sun Certified Java Programmer). The current acronyms are OCAJP and OCPJP. I'm not up-to-date with the books for studying for the exams.

I'll move this topic to the Programmer Certification forum, where there are lots of people who are also preparing for the exams and where you can find lots of answers to your questions.



Alright, thanks a bunch! You cleared up a lot of my misconceptions.
Thanks for the links!

Stupid clarification, but is the path implying that I would need to get the Programmer I first and then take a different test for the OCAJP certification, or that that test would grant that certification?

Also, would it be wiser to take the Java 6 or Java 7 certification test?

Also, what test's study materials would be good to study for this? I've looked around and could only find a handful of study books and it was all related to the SCJP, not... (is OCAJP the correct acronym?) this. Would it be a valid strategy to study SCJP 6 study guides and then cover whatever changes are different for Java 7?

Thanks again!
Heya, I'm Fred and I'm 17. I've been learning Java gradually over the course of the last three years, and after experiencing the high level concepts of last year's AP Computer Science course, I have a monstrous goal for the summer/early fall; prove my ability by studying for and passing a Java certification test. I've been looking around at the certifications (Oracle site, here etc. Actually, I got the link to this forum from a SCJP 6 review book, heh) and I'm utterly baffled. What would be a good starting point? What is the most basic certification for Java. I've heard so many alternate terminologies and acronyms for tests, but I still have no idea where to begin. Thanks in advance to whoever decides to help this epic newbie!