Passed IBM 287 ... yet another ICED ;)

[Massimiliano Mercogliano]

Hi all,

finally (just before the expiration date of the voucher) I've decided to complete the ICED certification with the IBM-287 exam, cleared after a little more than a week of preparation.

I've focused my study on Howard Kushner's book & J2EE specification V1.3, but I've used also the "SCWCD exam study kit" as a reference for Web components; anyway I recommend you to concentrate mainly on Kushner's book.

ICE 287 test has been of great use and I must admit that Nicholas Cheung was right saying that real test contains a lot of ICE test questions somewhat "revised", so I suggest candidates to focus attention mainly (but *not* uniquely) on the test areas covered by the ICE tests.

J2EE (EJB & Web) questions are usually of easy/medium complexity if you are an experienced developer/architect, so I suggest you to concentrate mainly on these areas if you have not a strong developer experience with WSAD environment and time is short.

My next goals: SCEA (I'm waiting for beta) & PMP.

Thanks to all the people that have contributed, with their precious suggestions/hints, to the greatness of this group, that can be undoubtedly considered a starting point for all people preparing to take IBM & Sun certifications.

Good luck.

Massimiliano.
[ June 30, 2004: Message edited by: Massimiliano Mercogliano ]

[Nicholas Cheung]

Congrad!!!

You have really done a cool job!!!

Nick

[Serge Adzinets]

Congrats, Massimiliano!

Glad to see how popular ICED cert is getting

Hope Sun will print enough Architect beta vouchers

[Ramon Gill]

Well done Massimiliano. Join the club.
Ray
SCJP, SCWCD, SCBCD, SCEA(part 1), ICED (IBM-484, IBM-486, IBM-287)

[Cor Lieftink]

Congratulations Massimiliano and thank you for sharing your experience with the test!

Cor

[Axel Janssen]

Congrats.

[Ko Ko Naing]

Congratulations!!!

[Marcelo Sousa Ancelmo]

Congrats

[Vijay S. Rathore]

Congratulations
[ July 01, 2004: Message edited by: Vijay Rathore ]