Karthik Hariharan

Found a typo in the chapter 1 self-test of SCJP 5 but I'm having a tough time finding the official website where I can submit it.

Kathy and Bert please let us know where we can submit typos we find to help you improve later printings of the book. Thanks!

Nothing at B&N this afternoon. Bert, any chance that you might be willing to sell some of your personal stockpile to us desperate ranchers?

Couldn't find any info on the new book at B&N and Amazon still says its won't ship till January 31st.

Anyone sighted it at other stores?? I'd like to pick it up today if its available!

Yes scalability is definitely an issue we are trying to keep in mind. That is one reason why I want to make sure we do everything right from the start.

Unfortunately, I have very little experience in the design phase of getting something like this started (most of my experience has been in the testing/performance analysis). This project is partially a way for me to fill in the gaps in my software lifecycle knowledge.

What books would someone recommend that outline the steps for taking on a project like ours where extreme programming/agile methology would be used?

Good move on moving the SCJD material to the CD. I agree that its not worth devoting valuable pages to SCJD since so few people are taking it these days. It may be more appropriate to put it in a separate book that covers SCEA material as well (since both are focused on projects).

Thanks for the update Bert!

I like the idea of using the extreme programming methods to get started. We really want something with fast iterative development (since there's only three of us).

Do you have any sample user stories? I just want to have something to guide one of my partners so she knows what type of end result to produce.

Thanks!

good to know...horrible CVS integration is why I moved away from Netbeans. Glad to see its finally fixed.

Hi all,

This is my first post in this forum. I've picked up on some core Java/J2EE technologies and am now ready to start putting them to practice in a full blown project.

Myself and my two partners have come up with an idea for a large scale web site which we would like to build on a J2EE platform.

Our site will mainly be based around our users. Something of a social networking site for a very niche group of individuals.

We have a lot of ideas but we're not sure how to start putting things together in an organized way. I have very little experience in RUP, XP, Agile, or the other methodologies since I have mostly been involved in the testing or deployment phases of projects in my professional career.

I know our first step should be defining our requirements, but I'm unsure of what document format we should use, diagrams/models necessary, etc. Also I want to follow the process most appropriate for a small team.

Any suggestions?? Thanks.

Originally posted by Ernest Friedman-Hill:


Patience, grasshopper.

hah..thank you kimosabi...I'm in no rush but I just wanted to make sure my e-mail was received

Just to follow up, I haven't got a response after e-mailing the above address. Is there any other way to claim the prize?

Barry is correct. There is a finite list of ASCII characters mapped to particular integer values. If you try to cast any integer outside this valid list of ASCII values, you will get a ? displayed.

yes I would like to know what the success rate has been with this product. If I can make a case for my company to foot the bill for it I may go with this instead of waiting for K&B (since I'd like to pass SCJP by the end of the year).

IT Security is apparently a hot field now...you may want to look into that.

I'm also from Dallas and have been slowly watching the market unfold there. Jobs are beginning to come back, but most of the work seems to be centered upon contract work, however, and full time jobs are relatively scarce.

I'm wondering if this is the norm around the country or specific to our area.

I got this one right while taking the mock on a wild hunch. I guessed that because the Player class is not serializable, its constructor had to run. Not sure if that is right or wrong.