Riddhi Kakadia wrote:I have started preparing for OCA7 and reading for it as I get time out of my full time job.
However a now OCA8 exams are also out, I wonder which exam should I go for now?
This forum has plenty of topics about this subject. It all depends what's important to you (e.g. money, available resources,...). In
this thread you'll find an overview of all possible paths (OCPJP6, OCAJP7+OCPJP7 or OCAJP8+OCPJP8) you could take to become an OCPJP certified Java programmer. And
this thread also contains some valuable information about which OCA version to choose. So I would advice to read these threads and if you still have questions or doubts, just hit the reply button and let us know!
But if you don't have any specific reasons,
you should just go with OCAJP8.
Riddhi Kakadia wrote:I am almost half way preparing for OCA7. Now if I want to do prepare for OCA8 will it take more time?
Definitely! Because you need to search for some online resources about the additional exam objectives you'll need to know for OCA8.
Here you'll find a mapping between the exam objectives for OCA7 and OCA8.
Riddhi Kakadia wrote:Can I just read OCA7 book and follow video lectures of it, and then read Java8 topics from web, am I good for appearing OCA8 exam?
Yes, of course! I think the Oracle Java Tutorials will be a very good starting point to dive into the new Java 8 features.
Hope it helps!
Kind regards,
Roel