Passed scwcd 5 with 94%
took the exam this morning. exam time is very generous, finished the exam in 1hr, then reviewed 8 marked answers for 15mins.
exam was pretty easy if you are well prepared. questions are direct to the point, did not find them tricky at all.
in some questions you could spot the answer by just looking at the given options, like there is only 1 correct option and the others are
obviously wrong (syntacly/logically), but of course you still have to read the question just to be sure.
HFSJ - read it 3 times, love this book, wish they had one for every
java cert.
specs - just scanned through it, only parts specified in hfsj.
Mikalai notes and Frederic notes - quick reference and last minute reviews, very good notes thanks guys.
Peabodys design
patterns - a must read, got 100% thanks marc.
used enthuware mock, very similar to the real exam. I find it a little bit harder than the real exam. very satisfied with enthuware and great customer support.
hfsj + enthuware is enough to pass the exam, if you want to score high read the specs and notes provided here in the ranch.
enthuware scores: 72%, 75%, 86%, 84%, 84%, 87%, 81%, 74%
hfsj scores: 68% 1st ed, 58% 2nd ed.
visit javaranch 24/7, got lots of tips and info by reading discussions of fellow ranchers,
thanks to all ranchers

[ August 18, 2008: Message edited by: kurt hanni ]