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Taking the 1Z0-819 Exam: Study Everything and Watch the Clock! (Part 1 of 2)

As we announced back in August, Oracle has abruptly retired the previous 1Z0-815/1Z0-816 Java certification exams and replaced them with a new, single 1Z0-819 exam for becoming a Java 11 Oracle Certified Professional. Having worked with Oracle directly in writing … Continue reading →

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Taking the 1Z0-819 Exam: Study Everything and Watch the Clock! (Part 1 of 2) was first posted on October 5, 2020 at 9:57 am.
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Jeanne’s experience taking the 1Z0-819 in the time of COVID-19

I took the 1Z0-819 exam today. I guess that makes me “triple qualified” having already passed the 1Z0-817 upgrade exam and the 1Z0-815/1Z0-816. I took the AWS Associate Architect exam two weeks ago. COVID-19 logistics I’m not willing to take … Continue reading →

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Jeanne’s experience taking the 1Z0-819 in the time of COVID-19 was first posted on September 26, 2020 at 10:15 pm.
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studying for and taking an exam during a pandemic

In the past two weeks, I’ve taken two certification exams: The AWS Associate Architect and the Java 11 819 exam. Taking a certification exam during a pandemic was not a good idea for me. I didn’t realize that until a … Continue reading →

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studying for and taking an exam during a pandemic was first posted on September 26, 2020 at 7:34 pm.
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How many questions are on the Java 11 certification exam?

Here’s where things stand for the Java 11 exams. Exam 1Z0-819 1Z0-817 (upgrade) # questions 50 80 exam duration 1.5 hours 3 hours passing score 68% 61% Notice you have a little more time per questions on the upgrade exam. … Continue reading →

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How many questions are on the Java 11 certification exam? was first posted on September 16, 2020 at 7:53 pm.
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How I recommend studying for the AWS Associate Architect Exam

Studying for the AWS Associate Architect Exam? Keep reading for what to expect as I share my tips for passing the exam on the first try *and* making the best use of your time. Also see: How to Study for … Continue reading →

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How I recommend studying for the AWS Associate Architect Exam was first posted on September 5, 2020 at 9:03 pm.
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Studying for AWS Associate Architect in the Time of COVID-19

Last year, I took the AWS Cloud Practitioner and AWS Associate Developer. This year, I was supposed to take the AWS Associate Architect. Also see How I recommend studying for the AWS Associate Architect Why I took the exam in … Continue reading →

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Studying for AWS Associate Architect in the Time of COVID-19 was first posted on September 5, 2020 at 9:00 pm.
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Making sample JDBC code easier

I’m writing a lot of small JDBC examples for our upcoming practice tests book. I got tired of writing the same code over and over so I wrote this helper class. It can: Drop the table if it already there … Continue reading →

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Making sample JDBC code easier was first posted on August 30, 2020 at 8:18 pm.
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Don’t Panic: Oracle announces new Java OCP 11 Exam!

Oracle has announced a new Java SE 11 Developer 1Z0-819 exam. In doing so, they are also retiring the 1Z0-815 and 1Z0-816 exams, effective October 1st, 2020. Don’t panic! The new exam is basically a combined version of the 1Z0-815 … Continue reading →

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Don’t Panic: Oracle announces new Java OCP 11 Exam! was first posted on August 26, 2020 at 6:06 pm.
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OCP Java 11 Book(s) pictures!

Books! How tall are 30 books (ten of each). Almost 4 feet! And as scale, the difference in size between one book may not be obvious, but it is when you compound ten times! Finally, I thought it would be … Continue reading →OCP Java 11 Book(s) pictures! was first posted on August 14, 2020 at 9:24 pm.
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It’s a Book! OCP Java 11 Complete Study Guide Now Available!

Jeanne and I thrilled to announce “the birth” of our new OCP Java 11 Complete Study Guide! This nearly 1200 page tomb of work is the combined product of our two recent OCP Java 11 Study Guides (Programmer I and … Continue reading →It’s a Book! OCP Java 11 Complete Study Guide Now Available! was first posted on August 12, 2020 at 12:12 pm.
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