Reviewing for 2 solid weeks straight, I passed
SCJP with 95% score.
It's really worth it.
I was familar with
Java 1.4 only. I had to pick up Java SE 5 by reading the book:
Oreilly, Java 1.5 Tiger A Developers Notebook (2006)
And then do the ad-hoc study for the exam, with the book by Kathy Sierra & Bryan Basham:
SCJP Sun Certified Programmer for Java 5 Study Guide (Exam 310-055)
The book is really great, it tells you exactly what you need to know about the exam, not more not less. I'm not saying that we should study only what the exam requires, but it's just easier to focus on the topics required by the exam at that moment.
The excercises provided in the book are a bit more difficult than real exam questions. However being comfortable with the difficulty level, you just find the real exam is a piece of cake.
Good luck to all ppl who are preparing for SCJP5
[ May 07, 2006: Message edited by: lyx public ]