Java 2 Certification Exam Guide for Programmers and Developers [With Contains JDK, Sample Code, Sampler from Digital...]

by Barry Boone and William R. Stanek

-- Both exams in one book -- Sun Microsystems, the creator of Java, has two Java Certification Exam -- one for programmers and one for developers. This Study Guide is the ultimate authority for both... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0079137407
• ISBN13: 9780079137401
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 687 Pages
• Weight: 3.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 7.7" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

New Printing has FULL UPDATE!

The first printing had errors but after I contacted the author he explains to me that these are the result of a publisher problem translating the document to print. He also puts the full errata online with explanation at the book's web site. My original review had bad rating and I reject this review and apologize to author.Author also states new printing has a full update and works very well. I found it helpful. The virtual training is useful! Please rethink and consider in high regard.

Barry Boone's New Style of Presenting Exercises!

I wish they had provided a crystal ball instead of a CD with the book. That way we could have visualized the unknown exercises # 2.17 and 2.19 in Chapter 2 of this text, for which there are only answers but no questions. On second thought, I feel Barry Boone, is inventing a new style of presenting exercises. Remember in college books we had a lot of unsolved problems for practice. Well, Barry Boone is reversing that age old trend with his new guide. Now he will give us the answers and we have to create the questions that will fit his answers. What a fun, new way to study for Java Certification! Obviously I felt very happy to have spent my money on this book. To express my gratitude, I sent a detailed letter to the authors and the publisher, neatly indexing and explaining all errors and typos in their text for Chapters 1 to 10. They made me even happier by not having the courtesy to acknowledge my letter with a little 'thank you', for doing their proof reading for FREE!. Leave alone publishing an addendum for the errors. I suppose, Barry Boone is probably too busy in hurriedly cooking up another book to make money in the growing certification guide market. And hey, if readers like me are going to do the proof reading for free, why hire proof readers?

THE BEST JAVA BOOK AVAILABLE!

I passed Exam 310-025 with this book and am now Java certified. The book was extremely helpful, especialy the exercises and reviews. The book has 3 practice exams (2 for 310-025 aned 1 for 310-027). The exams are much like the real thing and provided everything I needed.I HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend.

A great book; a few typos

I've told everyone I know about this book. I love it! It is the best on the market--and yes there are a few typos. I've found two specific ones so far where an equal sign is replaced by a number. Having worked as an editor I would imagine that these typos occured when the book was getting typeset (just before printing).Page 11 should read:class hello { public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println("Hello, " + args[0]); } }The example as printed reads:class hello { public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println("Hello, " 1 args[0]); } }Page 26 should read:public class Satellite extends SpaceCraft { double[] orbitalInfo = new double[6]; }The example as printed reads:public class Satellite extends SpaceCraft { double[] orbitalInfo 5 new double[6]; }All this fuss is about these two typos which happen to be in the first few pages? Please any programmer would know this in a heartbeat--even a beginner.