Comments on: Sun Java Programmer Plus Certification

By: Tahir Akram

Tahir Akram — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:41:34 +0000

Just got a email from SUN that this certification has been delayed.

http://www.pakzilla.com/2009/08/28/scjp-plus-beta-certification-exam-delayed/

By: Shaun Abram » Blog Archive » Details of the new Sun Java Programmer Plus Certification

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:02:38 +0000

[...] exam announced at Java One, but said they weren’t many details yet. However, I found this blog post which points to Sun’s web site where they announce and give details of the new Sun Java [...]

By: Jeanne Boyarsky

Jeanne Boyarsky — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:38:11 +0000

Tahir: Hey – it’s gone! You noticed .

By: Tahir Akram

Tahir Akram — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:41:12 +0000

I wonder why SUN has removed SCJP Plus page from its website…did some one noticed??

By: OtengiM

OtengiM — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:09:10 +0000

Asking for exam but there is not a proper Java SE 7 spec?, ROFL.

The language does not exist and is not a standard, why should one study and pay and pass for a test just to get a ghost certification paper?.

Java ecosytem is blowing lately.

By: Jeanne Boyarsky

Jeanne Boyarsky — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:38:33 +0000

Ethervoid: You still need to practice with it and frequently used APIs become memorable. But the ones that aren’t used so often aren’t something I store in memory!

Haemi: The programmer plus sounds like it replaces the current SCJP. It doesn’t have any relation to the SCWCD. If you want to learn/certify on web, go for it!

Raveman: Yeah. Isn’t that what the compiler is for?

Matt: Well said. If my power goes out, my laptop is out of battery shortly thereafter anyway. Whether the code compiles is the least of my worries

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:34:38 +0000

Whatever the case, something should be done. The current exams, to simplify the explanation, focus on having the test taker be able to act as a human compiler.

At least 50% [at *Least*] of the questions on the exams / practice exams I’ve seen and taken are questions that should never, ever be given time to solve in the work environment. Compilers will handle questions that have a 2-dimension array through a 4-dimension array, and solving for a 1-dimension array.

If any developer of mine tried to waste time solving for that instead of letting the compiler do it, I would need to discuss their time management strategy.

The current tests are not about programming or being able to program. Of course I’m not saying that the people who take and pass the exam can’t program; I’m sure they can. But the exams themselves, they do not prove one way or the other whether someone can program — only whether they can compile if the power goes out.

By: Tahir Akram

Tahir Akram — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:36:55 +0000

I have purchased the voucher but that is for SCJP5 (original). I am preparing for that. Having a hands on programming in exam is a good move. Best of luck who are taking exams.

By: raveman

raveman — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:21:32 +0000

encouraging anti-practices was the bigger problem i had with SCJP (i even wrote code bad way before exam just to get better at it). the second problem i had was compiler errors, who cares? really?

By: haemi

haemi — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:45:21 +0000

Hi,

thanks a lot for this article… do you know if I already have a SJCP? I was thinking about taking the SCWCD, but if everything is replaced, that won’t make sense, will it?

Thanks a lot for your reply,

haemi