We frequently see questions asking about what study guides exist for this certification. This seems a large enough topic for a page all it's own - right here.
Words to live by:
- Write your code as if the person who maintains it
- is a homicidal maniac who knows where you live.
- And:
- The exam assessors aren't thinking like my-algorithm-is-bigger-than-yours code mavericks. They aren't looking for the next great breakthrough in record-locking. They aren't even looking for new, creative implementations. They are looking for development that says, "I'm a thoughtful programmer. I care about maintainability. Readability is very important to me. I want everyone to understand what's going on with the least amount of effort. I write careful, correct code. My code might not be the snappiest, and it might even incur an extra few bytes in order to make something less complex, but my logic is simple, my code and my design are clear and implement the specification perfectly, I didn't reinvent the wheel anywhere, and gosh, wouldn't you just love to have me on your team? If your project submission says all that about you, you're in great shape.
- from: Sun Certified Programmer & Developer for Java 2: Study Guide (Exam 310-035), Third Edition
- by Kathy Sierra and Bert Bates
- Chapter 10 Understand the Sun Certified Java Developer Exam Process
- McGraw Hill, Paperback, Published December 2002, 711 pages, ISBN 0072226846
Objectives and Documents
- Sun Education for Certifications: http://suned.sun.com/US/certification/java/index.html
- SCJD Objectives: http://www.sun.com/training/catalog/courses/CX-310-252A.xml
Tutorials and whitepapers
- JavaRanch Books Link: http://www.javaranch.com/books.jsp
- Sun's Java Coding Conventions: http://java.sun.com/docs/codeconv/
- Sun's JavaDoc tool home page: http://java.sun.com/j2se/javadoc/
- Page describing Model View Controller: http://ootips.org/mvc-pattern.html
- Sun's RMI Tutorial: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/reallybigindex.html#rmi
- Sun's Swing Tutorial: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/reallybigindex.html#uiswing
- Sun's Java Tutorials: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/reallybigindex.html
- JavaWorld Design for Thread safety: http://www.javaworld.com/jw-08-1998/jw-08-techniques.html
- Distributing your Application as an executable JAR file http://www.cs.princeton.edu/introcs/85application/jar/jar.html
- Design Patterns
- Design Patterns in Java: http://www.patterndepot.com/put/8/JavaPatterns.htm
- Object Orientated Pattern Digest: http://patterndigest.com/
- UMBC design patterns in Java: http://www.research.umbc.edu/~tarr/dp/fall00/cs491.html
- Portland Pattern Repository: http://c2.com/ppr/.
- Alain Trottier's online notes for Fly By Night Services assignment
- The Java 2 Developer Essay Exam: http://www.informit.com/isapi/product_id~{FE8827AC-6896-4BD9-BEFB-173573D551FD}/content/index.asp
- Packaging, Testing, and Submitting the Assignment Application for the Java 2 Developer Exam: http://www.informit.com/isapi/product_id~{42E77974-F997-47C4-A37D-AB5A011106CF}/content/index.asp
- Objectives and Deliverables for the Java 2 Developer Exam: http://www.informit.com/isapi/product_id~{52C81F45-6A73-4943-AD2E-E87DF1F6844B}/content/index.asp
Useful notes by SCJD holders or candidates
- Ken Krebs' notes: http://saloon.javaranch.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=25&t=006007
Mock Tests
- SoftSCJD: http://www.softlearn-systems.com/products.html
- Enthuware's JDevPlus - Sample Project, Pre-submission Validation, Complete Guidance
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