You start preparing for the OCPJP exam with lots of zeal and enthusiasm. You do various researches on the internet, read various Java forums and also buy that 1st book on OCPJP exams. You are now really committed to study 2-3 hours every day and clear the exam in about 1-3 months time. The next few days go by and you didn’t get those initial 2 hours to study. Then a whole week goes by and you start getting a little worried as you promised to give it more time over the weekend…….sounds familiar. We asked many OCPJP exam takers

It’s natural to make mistake, even if you are new to java or an expert in coding. Here’s a list of common mistakes done while coding in java : 10. Method Overriding – mismatch of the method name: Overriding is very helpful feature and is heavily used in java. Easiest way of trap is mistype of the method name. If we mistype the name, we are no longer overriding the method but creating a new method but with the same parameter and return type. Compiler doesn’t not pick up this kind of problem and it can lead to frustrating results.

Java 7 also known as Dolphin is going to be available from 28 July 2011 . The additional features for Java 7 are : Support for dynamically typed languages – Extensions to the JVM, the Java language, and the Java SE API to support the implementation of dynamically-typed languages at performance levels near to that of the Java language itself. Language changes – Strings in Switch statements Try with resources statements Improved type inference for generic instance creation – “Diamond” Simplified varargs method invocation Better integral literals Improved exception handling (multi-catch) Concurrency & Collection utilities – A lightweight fork/join framework,

Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 6 Programmer : This certification is for those programmers who are experienced in using the Java  programming language. If one clears this certification, it proves that a programmer understands the basic syntax and structure of the Java programming language and can create Java technology applications that run on server and desktop systems using J2SE 5.0. To achieve this certification, candidates must successfully complete one exam. It is not necessary to be a Certified Java Associate prior to taking this exam. There are many ways to prepare for this certification.  For those who want to go

Effective from June 1, 2011, Java certification exams will be offered through a new test delivery partner – Pearson VUE – and will no longer be available through Prometric. Pearson VUE (pearsonvue.com) provides computer-based testing for information technology, academic, government and professional testing programs around the world. It has secure network of test centers in 165 countries. Some important points to be considered: If you are planning to take an exam on/after June 1: Registration will begin at Pearson VUE on May 16, 2011 for all scheduled exams on or after June 1. If you are currently registered to take

As the exam is intended for Java beginners, the toughness level of questions is quite low, as compared to other Java certification exams. Freshers to Java can score well, if they can extensively read about the various Java-based technologies and also get hands-on practice on Java fundamentals for a couple of months. No certification study guides are yet available for this exam. Any good book which covers Java Language basics like Head First Java is sufficient for handling code-based questions. Take code examples from the books, go through them and experiment with various possibilities. For the UML part, the exam