Question for Jeanne Boyarsky & Scott Selikoff on Exam 1Z0-808

[Deepak Lal]

Welcome Jeanne Boyarsky & Scott Selikoff.
All the best for your book on http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1118957407?tag=jranch-20

My question for you is posted in this forum

Mentioned below are topics on OCA: Oracle Certified Associate Java SE 8 Programmer I Study Guide: Exam 1Z0-808

1.Developing Java applications
2.Becoming proficient in Java data types
3.Mastering operators and decision control structures
4.Constructing primitive and dynamic arrays
5.Directing flow with loop mechanisms
6.Defining methods, abstract and concrete classes, and interfaces
7.Understanding encapsulation, class inheritance, and polymorphism
8.Throwing and catching Java exceptions


As i know i am comfortable with 1 to 8 topics and my question is whether the below topics are explained in detail with working code,illustration,examples

9.Working with the new Java 8 Local Date and Time API
10.Introducing the new Java 8 Lambda predicate expressions
11.Functional Programming in the new Java 8



Hope a chance to win this book in Paperback format

Regards
Deepak Lal

[Jeanne Boyarsky]

9 and 10 in your list (dates and lambdas) are covered in detail.

Functional programming as a whole is not on the OCAJP exam. There's a sentence or two on it, but it is an OCPJP topic. It will be covered extensively in our second book. I don't see that in the topic list on Amazon. It used to be, but was removed. (Our book was originally a combined OCA/OCP book and then the publisher asked us to split it.)

[Roel De Nijs]

Jeanne Boyarsky wrote:I don't see that in the topic list on Amazon. It used to be, but was removed. (Our book was originally a combined OCA/OCP book and then the publisher asked us to split it.)

The 1st sentence of the book introduction is still a little bit misleading/wrong since the book was split into 2 parts Don't know if it's easy to have this adjusted.

Amazon wrote:Full coverage of functional programming and all OCA Java Programmer exam objectives

[Deepak Lal]

Roel De Nijs wrote:

Jeanne Boyarsky wrote:I don't see that in the topic list on Amazon. It used to be, but was removed. (Our book was originally a combined OCA/OCP book and then the publisher asked us to split it.)

The 1st sentence of the book introduction is still a little bit misleading/wrong since the book was split into 2 parts Don't know if it's easy to have this adjusted.

Amazon wrote:Full coverage of functional programming and all OCA Java Programmer exam objectives

Yes, Roel de Nijs,i spotted that Full coverage of functional programming will be covered in detail ,hence its misleading since the author is telling it will be covered in second book.Please comment on it.

Hope i win the book. keeping fingers crossed

[Roel De Nijs]

Deepak Lal wrote:Yes, Roel de Nijs,i spotted that Full coverage of functional programming will be covered in detail ,hence its misleading since the author is telling it will be covered in second book.Please comment on it.

No idea what I should comment on. It's simply a left-over from the original study guide, where OCA and OCP were combined.

[Deepak Lal]

Hi Jeanne Boyarsky & Scott Selikoff.


Can you please illustrate a Working Java Code Example from the below topics of your book http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1118957407?tag=jranch-20

1. Working with the new Java 8 Local Date and Time API

2. Introducing the new Java 8 Lambda predicate expressions


Regards,
Deepak Lal

[Jeanne Boyarsky]

Deepak,
Can you elaborate about what you are asking? It sounds like you are asking to copy/paste an example from the book and put it online. But maybe I'm misunderstanding?

[Deepak Lal]

Hi Jeanne Boyarsky & Scott Selikoff,

Please find the below questions

1. Java Code for Working with the new Java 8 Local Date and Time API with detailed explanation.

2. Java Code for Introducing the new Java 8 Lambda predicate expressions with detailed explanation.

Regards,
Deepak Lal

[Roel De Nijs]

Deepak Lal wrote:1. Java Code for Working with the new Java 8 Local Date and Time API with detailed explanation.

You'll find plenty of code (and extensive explanation) in Oracle's Date Time Trail.

Deepal Lal wrote:2. Java Code for Introducing the new Java 8 Lambda predicate expressions with detailed explanation.

I think both Oracle's Lambda Quick Start and Lambda Expressions (as part of Oracle's tutorial Learning the Java Language) will meet your needs of java code with detailed explanation.

Hope it helps!
Kind regards,
Roel