Hello All,
I just purchased both of these packages last week. I have taken five tests on each one. Here is my analysis of these simulators so far.
JWhiz
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Pros
-Nice interface.
-Reports make reviewing answers easy.
-Overall Report shows
testing progress.
Cons
-No toughness rating.
-With Quizzes you must wait for the time to run out for the next question. Needs a next button.
JQPlus
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Pros
-Harder questions.
-Provides percentage based on question toughness.
Cons
-Reviewing answers is difficult.
-No overall report.
-Interface is a bit awkward.
Overall, I am happy with both programs. I have not used the features for generating custom tests yet, but they both have this functionality.
As for the level of toughness. JQPlus is definitely harder. After five tests each, my average on JQPlus is 11% lower than with JWhiz.
Both programs could of used a little more time in QA. There are numerous mispellings, transposed letters, missing semicolons, and wrong capitalizations throughout both programs. Many times when I copy the code and compile it, I have to fix a few minor things before it will run. This makes answering some questions difficult when one of the answers is "Will not compile". You have to ask yourself "Are they trying to trick me?" or is it just a typo.
This is my first post to
Java Ranch. I hope to become a regular here.
Jim
[This message has been edited by Jim Hall (edited November 30, 2001).]