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Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 7 Programmer Study Guide
Java SE 7 Associate Programmer certification adds to your qualification as a Java developer. Knowledge of Java is important, but knowing how to write an efficient and productive code adds to your skills and gives you an edge when you are planning to give the certification exam. Coverage of the objectives goes beyond a simple review of certification objectives.
"Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 7 Programmer Study Guide" addresses certification exam objectives and provides discussion and examples to show the best ways of applying Java language features in real world programming. You will gain in-depth understanding of Java by examining how objects are allocated in the heap and how methods are managed in the program stack.
"Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 7 Programmer Study Guide" covers all of the Java SE 7 Associate Programmer certification objectives. It starts with a high level overview of an application’s structure to provide a framework for subsequent chapters. Chapters are organized around common themes with emphasis on memory usage. You will get an in-depth and complete understanding of the run-time Java environment using the illustrations that show the impact of class and method usage on the program stack and heap.
Augmenting the coverage of certification objectives are examples of how you can use the classes, methods, and techniques in a productive and sound manner. In addition, sample exam questions are given in each chapter.
"Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 7 Programmer Study Guide" addresses certification exam objectives and provides discussion and examples to show the best ways of applying Java language features in real world programming. You will gain in-depth understanding of Java by examining how objects are allocated in the heap and how methods are managed in the program stack.
"Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 7 Programmer Study Guide" covers all of the Java SE 7 Associate Programmer certification objectives. It starts with a high level overview of an application’s structure to provide a framework for subsequent chapters. Chapters are organized around common themes with emphasis on memory usage. You will get an in-depth and complete understanding of the run-time Java environment using the illustrations that show the impact of class and method usage on the program stack and heap.
Augmenting the coverage of certification objectives are examples of how you can use the classes, methods, and techniques in a productive and sound manner. In addition, sample exam questions are given in each chapter.
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313 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2012
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November 14, 2012
Oracle has now introduced a new certification named Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE7 Programmer, which is mandatory if you want to become Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE7 Programmer (given to understand that you already are not OCP in some other version of Java). So, Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE7 Programmer (OCA7) is really important exam for a Java developer who wants to get certified and valued.
Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE7 Programmer Study Guide by Richard M Reese is the book that caters to the objectives of the exam and is a useful guide for the new entrants to the Java Programming Language 7 and a ready reference for those who have some experience and want to brush up their basics.
Experienced programmers may find this book as merely introducing the topics without going into the depths. And that is what exactly this book is meant for. We need to understand that this is meant to cover the objectives of the OCA exam and the book covers them well.
If you are an experienced Java programmer then certainly this book is not meant for you. For experienced Java Programmers who have already been certified in Java's older versions can go for upgrade examination thereby skipping OCA route. For those who have not taken older version Certification, they must go through OCA route. And for that purpose this books comes as a great help and relief as it makes you familiar with the examination objectives. I am also do not have Java certification from Oracle (or SUN), and after reading this book I think I must go for the exam and am planning to do the same. Bette late than never.
The language used is simple and the concepts are introduced in a very clear and lucid manner without throwing too much data and information at a go on the reader.
Only one thing that I would have liked in the book is a greater number of problems at the end of the chapters and with varied levels of difficulty. Though there are problem sets at the end of every chapter but they are very short and most of them are quite simple. I hope that later versions of the book will cater to these needs.
In the end, I would just say that if you are planning to take OCA7 examination, then give this book a try.
Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE7 Programmer Study Guide by Richard M Reese is the book that caters to the objectives of the exam and is a useful guide for the new entrants to the Java Programming Language 7 and a ready reference for those who have some experience and want to brush up their basics.
Experienced programmers may find this book as merely introducing the topics without going into the depths. And that is what exactly this book is meant for. We need to understand that this is meant to cover the objectives of the OCA exam and the book covers them well.
If you are an experienced Java programmer then certainly this book is not meant for you. For experienced Java Programmers who have already been certified in Java's older versions can go for upgrade examination thereby skipping OCA route. For those who have not taken older version Certification, they must go through OCA route. And for that purpose this books comes as a great help and relief as it makes you familiar with the examination objectives. I am also do not have Java certification from Oracle (or SUN), and after reading this book I think I must go for the exam and am planning to do the same. Bette late than never.
The language used is simple and the concepts are introduced in a very clear and lucid manner without throwing too much data and information at a go on the reader.
Only one thing that I would have liked in the book is a greater number of problems at the end of the chapters and with varied levels of difficulty. Though there are problem sets at the end of every chapter but they are very short and most of them are quite simple. I hope that later versions of the book will cater to these needs.
In the end, I would just say that if you are planning to take OCA7 examination, then give this book a try.
April 12, 2014
Este es un buen libro introductorio para la certificación, pero para mi gusto, es demasiado simple. Le falta profundidad y sobre todo mas ejercicios. Creo que es mejor revisar los clásicos de certificación para java 6, y leer un libro de las novedades del java 7.
This is a good introductory book for java certification, but it is too simple. It lacks depth and especially more exercises. I think it's best to check the classic java 6 certification books, and then read a book about the new Java 7 features.
This is a good introductory book for java certification, but it is too simple. It lacks depth and especially more exercises. I think it's best to check the classic java 6 certification books, and then read a book about the new Java 7 features.
August 18, 2013
I have yet to take the OCA exam, but assuming the material in this book covers the test, it was worth the money. It definitely is very basic and simple for anyone that has done any java development in their career. Some parts do not really apply in a professional development environment. That is not the point of this book obviously. I found it to be an easy read.
August 13, 2016
Nicely written summed up objectives for this certification. Of course these are Java basics.
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