passed 287 with 73% ... now ICED ...
Questions
Q1. How long does it take for IBM to send stuff (badge, cert, etc)?
Q2. How can I check that they received my fax for SCJP score?
Thanks,
Ray Gill
SCJP, SCWCD, SCBCD, SCEA (part 1), ICED, IBM-484, IBM-486, IBM-287
You did a cool job!
Q1. How long does it take for IBM to send stuff (badge, cert, etc)?
You need to wait for IBM to send you the e-certificate. After that, you can request a hardcopy for that. The whole process lasts for around 15-20 days.
Q2. How can I check that they received my fax for SCJP score?
You may send email to certify@us.ibm.com to confirm.
What's next?
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)
As for what to do next - I think I'll go for SCDJWS when its available (I missed the beta). Then I'll finish off parts 2,3 of SCEA before the end of the year. Could have a problem if this overlaps with the proposed new SCEA exam (do I retake part 1)?
For now - I'm catching up on my reading. I try to read 3, 4 tech books a week (UML Distilled, Core J2EE Patterns, etc). I'll do this for the next month before starting on SCDJWS.
Ray
Advice on preparation - read Howards book thoroughly.
I will!
I have the exam on july 6th
Further tech Books I study on:
1) Yusuf, K. (2004) Enterprise Messaging using JMS and IBM Websphere. IBM Press
2) Alur, D. (2003) Core J2EE Patterns. Sun Microsystems Press
3) Dyson, P. (2004)Architecting Enterprise Solutions Patterns for High-capability Internet-based Systems. Wiley (just ordered)
Any opinion on one of more of these books?
Cor
[ June 25, 2004: Message edited by: Cor Lieftink ]
SCJP, SCWCD, SCBCD, SCEA-1, IBM-287
Haven't heard of the 1st and 3rd books on your list.
The 1st book is newly released. It talks about how WAS (or WSAD) can be worked with WebSphereMQ for developing JMS applications.
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)
SCJP, SCJD, SCWCD1.4, IBM486, IBM484, IBM 483, IBM 287, IBM141, IBM Certified Enterprise Developer - WebSphere Studio, V5.0
Author of IBM 287 Simulator Exam
