I don't believe it.. Gotten lucky I guess. Between my job and other things couldn't devote much time for the preparation. When I took the mock in the book, I got like 66% ( but I was half asleep while taking it tho..).
But HFSJ is really THE book for the exam. I owe both my
SCJP and SCWCD to kathy, Bert and Brian. Thanks a lot guys.. I am sure you all are doing all you can in improving the books. Now and then a few errors in the book are a bit of a pain but still your books do a great job at driving home a concept, and are instant hits with novices/intermediates.
About the exam...
In the exam, I don't know if it's meant to be so, I got the q's topicwise. Like I got first 5-6 about custom tags, then 5-6 from design
patterns and so on.. and that pretty much continued till the last q. Pretty wierd. Anyway I am not complaining. Patterns were a little confusing.. I messedup a few of them.
I thought the q's weren't that difficult. Even if they are, if you are patient, you can easily eliminate some of the choices. so patience pays...
I really thank and owe my certifications to javaranch.. Great work and great going guys.. Thanks a lot..
regards,
Brian