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Code Preperation for SCJP2

 
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Hi ALL
Many people mention that you need to Get REAL experience in writing code in Java to pass the SCJP2 exam.
How much code do you need to write, what level of difficulty ???
Could someone please give me ideas, maybe even a task to produce an application. I am willing to write a large application to test my knowledge.

Thanks in advance.
 
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Dear Zahid
In my opinion, first you go through the objectives of exam available at sun's site and after getting command and clear your concept you should to appear in the mocks exams available here in javaranch or the other places at net. They will really give you the idea to assess yourself.
I think for the scjp preparation there is no need to stuck in the large applications or large code. Just try to clear your concept by writing small code in difference ways and senarios.
As far as my knowledge is concern the exam doesn't contain large code more than 30 lines. I think there may be a very few questions upto these lines in their codes otherewise sun just check your knowledge and the command on their objectives which they have clearly specified on their site.
Hope this little suffice your querry.
Wish you a best luck for the exam ! I am also working on it
~Rashid
 
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Rashid
Thanks for your advice.
Hope you pass SCJP2 first time round.
When are you planning to take the Exam ??
Zahid
 
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Hi
Has anyone else got any suggestions on Code practice.
Its quite urgent as I am planning to take the exam quite soon.
Thanks in advance.
 
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I don't know if you read my post on API'sAPI'sAPI's, but I was getting bogged down by the AWT API's. Writing some code to illustrate panels, windows, frames, layout managers, methods like setBackground, etc. helped me. I also had to write some Thread examples before I was clear on this topic. Now I can write threads but I still do not get all the thread questions right on the mocks...I need to write some code using the synchronized modifier.
 
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Why not try the Cattle Drive. There you not only get real assignments, but you get someone who beats the hell out of you until your code looks great
Go over to this link and get more info. I highly recommend it to everyone out there. You may think the assignments look easy, but I yet to hear of someone doing even the simplest (first) assignment and getting it perfect the first time around.
Also look at the Cattle Drive forum to hear what other people who are doing the assignments are saying.
This GREAT service is free by the way. All that is asked is you keep posting to the forums and you follow the style guides. But the Cattle Drive will unquestionably make you a better programmer because it makes you stick with a good writing style and it makes you look to optimize your code from the beginning. Something books don't usually teach you.
Bill
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