Does anyone know approximately when this test will be publicly available and out of beta?
Usually, the exam will be released 2 months after the beta exam period.
Is there going to be a "Head First" book for this exam?
I dont think so, as Bert and Kathy have lots of books on hand.
The servlets book is first - it's coming soon - we're really tired
We have some GREAT co-authors leading the charge on Patterns - it's in progress
PHP has been postponed a bit
Final cut is 'slightly' postponed - coming soon
HF Flash is being worked on by another GREAT co-author - probably will be a little slower
HF Statistics is being considered
HF SCMAD is being considered
SCJWSD is fairly low on the 'possible' list
SCEA is very low on the 'possible' list
Details can be found from the
thread:
https://coderanch.com/t/94193/books/Head-First-UML-Patterns Nick
SCJP 1.2, OCP 9i DBA, SCWCD 1.3, SCJP 1.4 (SAI), SCJD 1.4, SCWCD 1.4 (Beta), ICED (IBM 287, IBM 484, IBM 486), SCMAD 1.0 (Beta), SCBCD 1.3, ICSD (IBM 288), ICDBA (IBM 700, IBM 701), SCDJWS, ICSD (IBM 348), OCP 10g DBA (Beta), SCJP 5.0 (Beta), SCJA 1.0 (Beta), MCP(70-270), SCBCD 5.0 (Beta), SCJP 6.0, SCEA for JEE5 (in progress)