Joe,
Thank you for your exam prep guide. I took the exam and passed with 75% on my first try.
<<For anyone interested in Joe's study guide, his original message is here:
http://www.javaranch.com/ubb/Forum40/HTML/000328.html >>
My background is:
All of my professional experience (10+ years worth) has been in the Microsoft arena. To this day I have no professional
Java experience.
I studied Java very hard on my own for several months and passed the Programmer's exam last year.
I work for a consulting company and am between assignments. I had about 2 weeks to learn BEA and take the
test.
I took the exam several times at btw.bea.com, even though by the last time I basically knew all the answers.
In addition to the material on the exam guide, I also read most of two Administration guides from BEA and a book on
EJB 2.0.
I made several gambles in taking the exam. First, I put almost no effort into learning BEA security. I skimmed the source in the study guide. There was also some stuff in the Administration guides that I looked over once. Second, I didn't worry too much about deployment descriptors. Third, I skimmed over CORBA fairly briefly. My gambles appear to have paid off. I was surprised at how explicit and direct the questions were. I was given 2 hours to finish 60 questions. I actually finished in just under an hour.
Hopefully I will be able to get some practical experience in Java and BEA soon. In the mean time, thanks Joe for your study guide. It was a HUGE help! If anyone else is thinking of taking the 6.0 exam, be sure to get it from Joe. It's well worth it!
[This message has been edited by Brent Morrow (edited July 19, 2001).]
[This message has been edited by Brent Morrow (edited July 19, 2001).]
