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Well the time has come for me to take the dive. A lot of months of study and I don't completely feel ready, however, I have to go for it.
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Good luck and let us know how you do. I'm a A/400 RPG programmer also making the transition to Java.
 
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must have passed with flying colors. it is immaterial if you are as 400 programmer or anythin else. the real thing is hard work , correct approach & belif in oneself. go for it.
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Hi guys, I also come from the same background as you with about 4 years experience in AS400 RPG400, ILE, CL. After about 4 1/2 preparation and study, I passed the Exam on the 13th june 2001 with 69%at the first attempt. You too can do it. I know as400 language style is much different from C++/Java but that will not matter much after hard study. Go for it and you will all make it.
Let us know the outcome.
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Emmanuel Bakare.
 
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Donald,
how did it go?
Any lessons learned?
Regards,
George
 
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Hello, George and thanks for asking. I didn't take the test. Reason being is I took the JQPlus Random test before the 4:00 o'clock cut-off and I did so poorly that I felt why waste my money and get myself all disappointed. I really didn't feel ready and I found areas that were I was really weak in. So, I've decided to wait for at least another month and work a lot of JQPlus mocks maybe others and drill down on some of my problem areas. It would be great to add the cert to my resume, however, I would feel better If I could say that I really know Java.
Why rush it!
Thanks,
Donald
 
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For some of the curious, I decided to put the test off at the last minute. Reason being is I had enough time to take the random test offered by JQPlus before the cut-off time and I did poorly. I don't know if it was last minute jitters or what, however, I decided to postpone taking the exam until I scored at least an 80% on the Random test or until I really felt confident that I at least have a reasonable chance to pass. I guess there is no reason to rush it.
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