A Complete Study System for OCA/OCP Exams 1Z0-803 and 1Z0-804 Prepare for the OCA/OCP Java SE 7 Programmer I and II exams with this exclusive Oracle Press guide. Chapters feature challenging exercises, a certification summary, a two-minute drill, and a self-test to reinforce the topics presented. This authoritative resource helps you pass these exams and also serves as an essential, on-the-job reference. Get complete coverage of all objectives for exams 1Z0-803 and 1Z0-804, including: Declarations and access control Object orientation Assignments Operators Strings and arrays Flow control and exceptions Assertions and Java 7 exceptions String processing, data formatting, and resource bundles I/O and NIO Advanced OO and design patterns Generics and collections Inner classes Threads Concurrency Java Database Connectivity (JDBC)
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A good guide for people who are at beginner or intermediate level in Java. Nice explanations and the book keeps a light atmosphere. But I would recommend to supplement this book with other topic wise books.
If you want to understand the basics of Java irrespective of whether you are a "Novice" developer or an "Expert" developer, this is the book. The variations and the details for each of the concept is brilliant.
I used this book to learn for exam 1Z0-808 (which is Java 8, not Java 7). The book is full of humour and good to understand for a Java beginner, although it is useful to have some common programming knowledge already.