Looking forward to Java 7 exam.

[Gabriel Beres]

Hi,

I'm planning to take the java7 OCPJP exam as soon as it's out.

Do you have any info about exactly when it' going to be available (at least the beta)?
Are there any usefull material to start the preparation right now?

Thanks

[Ganesan Ponnusamy]

Gabriel Beres,

You need to complete Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 7 Programmer certification (OCAJ 7) before taking OCPJP 7. If you already hold any version of Oracle Certified Professional, Java Programmer OR Any version of Sun Certified Java Programmer you can attend OCPJP 7 under upgrade path.

Oracle currently have BETA exam of upgrade path only and other BETA exams will be available soon.

Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 7 Programmer Upgrade Path Preparation Article
http://www.epractizelabs.com/blog2/?p=397

Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 7 Programmer Preparation Article
http://www.epractizelabs.com/blog2/?p=407

Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 7 Programmer Preparation Article
http://www.epractizelabs.com/blog2/?p=413

Just read these articles and choose your certification path.

Good luck for your preparation !!!

[Paul Anilprem]

Good info is available here: Oracle Java SE 7 Certification Page

[John Schubert]

OMG not passed OCJP6 yet and 7 will be out soon.
I thik I'll wait to 8 or more, having lambdas in the exam has to be cool.

[Mohamed Sanaulla]

John Schubert wrote:OMG not passed OCJP6 yet and 7 will be out soon.
I thik I'll wait to 8 or more, having lambdas in the exam has to be cool.

As per this post and the announcements in JavaOne 2011, Java 8 will out by late 2012 or early 2013.

[Gabriel Beres]

Thanks for the info. I didn't realize that the exam is already existing.
It looks like there are currently no official book for preparation.

[Girish Bal]

Hi,

Till when is this Beta exam available?

[Abhay Agarwal]

Beta exam for Java 7 Upgrade is 17 Dec.

Have you already appeared for the exam ?

if yes, then please share your experiences as I am yet to give this exam next week

~ abhay

[Nancy Avent]

Some good stuff can be found at this blog.

[Abhay Agarwal]

Hi Nancy

Thanks for you reply and sharing the link with us. Your link shall be helpful for all future aspirants.

Btw, I have cleared Oracle Java 7 Upgrade exam in March 2012.

Thanks
Abhay Agarwal

[moka cafe]

Hallo Abhay, could you please let us know on the book or material that you used for java 7 upgrade exam. I 've certification in java 4 and would like to upgrade.

Thanks in Advance!

[Nancy Avent]

moka cafe wrote:Hallo Abhay, could you please let us know on the book or material that you used for java 7 upgrade exam. I 've certification in java 4 and would like to upgrade.

Thanks in Advance!

Hi Moka, you can take a look at the book by Ganesh/Sharma; this book could be used for both OCPJP 7 exam as well as OCPJP 7 upgrade exam.