* Welcome Mala Gupta

[Tim Cooke]

This week, we're delighted to have Mala Gupta helping to answer questions about the new book OCA Java SE 8 Programmer I Certification Guide.  

The promotion starts Tuesday, September 13th, 2016 and will end on Friday, September 16th, 2016.

We'll be selecting four random posters in this forum to win a free copy of the book provided by the publisher, Manning.


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Please see the Book Promotion page to ensure your best chances at winning!

Posts in this welcome thread are not eligible for the drawing, and should be reserved for welcoming the author. Questions posted in this topic are subject to removal.

[Krishna Srinivasan]

That is great to hear that another book for OCAJP 8 exam. Mala Gupta is well known author for OCA, it will be very useful for OCAJP aspirants.

[Ganesh Patekar]

Congratulations to Mala Gupta on the new release.

And welcome to CodeRanch.

[Liam Eastwood]

Welcome to the code ranch Mala Gupta

[Samir Agayarov]

Thanks Mala Gupta ,for your action in Java.

[Mg Aral]

Thanks Mala Gupta for your work and the promotion that you are doing of your book. I have read your book "OCA Java SE 7 Programmer I Certification Guide", It was really good.  I would like to buy the OCA Java SE 8, but I have a tiny budget, then, I will try to participate in the promotion to gain one ;-)

Please, Samir Agayarov, could you explain what should I do to participate in the raffle? I have to post two questions here: https://coderanch.com/f/117/ocajp and you will choose the winner from there? Thanks for the clarification!

[Nizamuddin Shaikh]

I have read OCAJP by Scott & Jeanne. Not sure how good or different this book will be. Anyways, all the best on your book promotion Mala Gupta

[Rajdeep Biswas]

Welcome Mala. I hope readers and you both have great success with this book.

[Nihat Aliyev]

thank you for your great action I would like to get this book )

[Liutauras Vilda]

Welcome Mala, it is a pleasure to have you here on Ranch.

Wish you to have a lot great discussions. I might myself will construct a question or two

[Riddhi Kakadia]

Welcome Mala Gupta.

I have read your book for OCA Java SE 7 Programmer I. It is indeed a very good book and I could understand all java basics concepts, reading it.

I am yet to appear for OCA Java SE 8 exam and I hope to gain good knowledge of functional programming basics required for this exam from your new book.

Thanks,
Riddhi

[Paulo Ribeiro]

I really loved OCP Java SE7 Programmer II Certification Guide, from Mala. It helped me a long way to get my OCP certification. I'm really looking forward to get my hands on OCA Java SE 8 Programmer I Certification Guide and take another shot on a OCA exam, to get a better score. What's funny is that i got a better score on my OCP than on OCA exam, probably because the second time I had the help of a great study material, Mala's book . Thanks for the great work.

[David Carrascal]

There were a LOT of developers waiting for Mala Gupta's book to be unleashed...!

I have recently read OCP Java SE7 Programmer II Certification Guide. Well explained and even funny sometimes !!

Nice author and nice resource. Thank you Mala!!

[Fernando Almeida]

Hi Gupta and everyone!

I'm waiting for this book do continue studying to OCA java8, I already have OCA java7 and i'm very hopeful to win this book. Thanks for helping the Java Community Gupta!

[Mala Gupta]

Tim Cooke wrote:This week, we're delighted to have Mala Gupta helping to answer questions about the new book OCA Java SE 8 Programmer I Certification Guide.  

The promotion starts Tuesday, September 13th, 2016 and will end on Friday, September 16th, 2016.

We'll be selecting four random posters in this forum to win a free copy of the book provided by the publisher, Manning.


Image from unknown

Please see the Book Promotion page to ensure your best chances at winning!

Posts in this welcome thread are not eligible for the drawing, and should be reserved for welcoming the author. Questions posted in this topic are subject to removal.

Hi Tim -

Many thanks for your warm welcome.

A proud rancher since 2002, I'm honored to be here once again to promote my title 'OCA Java SE 8 Programmer I Certification Guide'.

I hope the readers find it a good read and it helps them to prepare well for their certification.

>>
Tim Driven Development
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Interesting signature! :-)

With much respect,
Mala

[Mala Gupta]

Krishna Srinivasan wrote:That is great to hear that another book for OCAJP 8 exam. Mala Gupta is well known author for OCA, it will be very useful for OCAJP aspirants.

Hi Krishna -

Thanks for your kind words.

With much respect,
Mala

[Mala Gupta]

Ganesh Patekar wrote:Congratulations to Mala Gupta on the new release.

And welcome to CodeRanch.

Hi Ganesh -

Thanks for your wishes and warm welcome.

With much respect,
Mala

[Mala Gupta]

Liam Eastwood wrote:Welcome to the code ranch Mala Gupta

Thanks, Liam.

With much respect,
Mala

[Mala Gupta]

Thanks, Samir.

Samir Agayarov wrote:Thanks Mala Gupta ,for your action in Java.

'Action in' is the most popular series by Manning Publications. These books include a lot of code to show a particular technology/ language/ topic 'in action'.

The title I am promoting this week, here at JavaRanch, is 'OCA Java SE 8 Programmer I Certification Guide'. Don't worry; to err is human.
The errata list that will follow the publication of this title will tell the same about me :-)

With much respect,
Mala

[Marcus Rauchfuss]

Welcome Mala,
thank you for promoting your book here abnd for the great work you do!

~Marcus

[Mala Gupta]

Hi Carmen -

Carmen Gamez wrote:Thanks Mala Gupta for your work and the promotion that you are doing of your book. I have read your book "OCA Java SE 7 Programmer I Certification Guide", It was really good.

Thanks for the appreciation. It's always good to hear positive feedback. :-)

Carmen Gamez wrote:I would like to buy the OCA Java SE 8, but I have a tiny budget, then, I will try to participate in the promotion to gain one ;-)

Did you write the OCA and OCP Java 7 certifications? If yes, then you don't need to write this exam to upgrade your certification to Java version 8. To do that, you can write the 'Upgrade Java SE 7 to Java SE 8 OCP Programmer' certification. This path will require you to write just one exam.

If you didn't write the OCA and OCP Java SE 7 certification exams, I wish you that you win a copy of this title, this week. Good Luck.

Carmen Gamez wrote:Please, Samir Agayarov, could you explain what should I do to participate in the raffle? I have to post two questions here: https://coderanch.com/f/117/ocajp and you will choose the winner from there? Thanks for the clarification!

That's right. Post your questions in the forum. As mentioned by Tim (bartender) in the first post in this thread, posts in this welcome thread aren't eligible for drawing.

Have you posted your question already/ or answered any in this forum? I believe only the posts starting from today (Sep 13) to Sep 16 will be eligible for drawing.

Once again, Good Luck to you.

With much respect,
Mala

[Mala Gupta]

Nizamuddin Shaikh wrote:I have read OCAJP by Scott & Jeanne. Not sure how good or different this book will be. Anyways, all the best on your book promotion Mala Gupta

Hi Nizamuddin -

You can download and read this title's first chapter free from Manning's (publisher) website using the link - manning.com/gupta3. I've included a screenshot to highlight the link.

My favorite in this title is 'Twist in the Tale' exercises'. They encourage you to try code with modifications and analyze how small modifications can have big impact on the code output.

Thanks for your wishes. I hope you find it a good read.

With much respect,
Mala

[Mala Gupta]

Rajdeep Biswas wrote:Welcome Mala. I hope readers and you both have great success with this book.

Thanks a lot, Rajdeep!

With much respect,
Mala

[Mala Gupta]

Nihat Aliyev wrote:thank you for your great action I would like to get this book )

Thanks, Nihat.

I wish Good Luck to you. Don't forget to post your queries in this forum (other than this thread) or answer one. More posts will increase your chances of winning!

With much respect,
Mala

[Mala Gupta]

Liutauras Vilda wrote:Welcome Mala, it is a pleasure to have you here on Ranch.

Wish you to have a lot great discussions.

Hi Liutauras -

Thanks for your wishes and warm welcome.

Liutauras Vilda wrote: I might myself will construct a question or two

I'm honored to read warm messages and comments in this thread. And its indeed an honor when a bartender wishes to post a question too! :-)

With much respect,
Mala

[Mala Gupta]

Riddhi Kakadia wrote:Welcome Mala Gupta.

I have read your book for OCA Java SE 7 Programmer I. It is indeed a very good book and I could understand all java basics concepts, reading it.

I am yet to appear for OCA Java SE 8 exam and I hope to gain good knowledge of functional programming basics required for this exam from your new book.

Thanks,
Riddhi

Hi Riddhi -

Thanks for the appreciation! I'm pleased to learn that my OCA Java SE 7 Programmer book helped you to understand Java basics. Did you write the 1Z0-803 exam?

The OCA 8 Java SE 8 Programmer I exam includes an introduction to the functional style programming in Java. It includes writing simple lambda expressions.

Good Luck to you.

With much respect,
Mala

[Mala Gupta]

Paulo Ribeiro wrote: I really loved OCP Java SE7 Programmer II Certification Guide, from Mala. It helped me a long way to get my OCP certification. I'm really looking forward to get my hands on OCA Java SE 8 Programmer I Certification Guide and take another shot on a OCA exam, to get a better score. What's funny is that i got a better score on my OCP than on OCA exam, probably because the second time I had the help of a great study material, Mala's book . Thanks for the great work.

Hi Paulo -

Thanks for your very kind comments.

I'm pleased to learn that my OCP Java SE 7 Programmer II Cert book helped you to get a good score. Congratulations to you.

If you have already written and passed the OCP 7 Java SE 7 Programmer II Certification, you can write just one exam, that is, 'Upgrade Java SE 7 to Java SE 8 OCP Programmer' to upgrade your Java 7 certification to Java ver 8. If you plan to write the OCA Java SE 8 certification, then you'll need to write the OCP Java SE 8 cert too. I hope you are aware of this.

With much respect,
Mala

[Mala Gupta]

David Carrascal wrote:
There were a LOT of developers waiting for Mala Gupta's book to be unleashed...!

Thanks, David. This is one of the best compliments that I've received for my book.

But before you give all its credit to me, a team of people work on a book. I've been very fortunate to work with Manning Publications. They have an excellent team. Starting from the development phase, to review, production and then marketing, Manning includes the best professionals.

I'll pass this compliment to my team. :-)

David Carrascal wrote:
I have recently read OCP Java SE7 Programmer II Certification Guide. Well explained and even funny sometimes !!

Nice author and nice resource. Thank you Mala!!

Thanks again! :-)

With much respect,
Mala

[Mala Gupta]

Fernando Almeida wrote:Hi Gupta and everyone!

I'm waiting for this book do continue studying to OCA java8, I already have OCA java7 and i'm very hopeful to win this book. Thanks for helping the Java Community Gupta!

Thanks, Fernando.

I wish Good Luck to you! :-)

With much respect,
Mala

[Mala Gupta]

Marcus Rauchfuss wrote:Welcome Mala,
thank you for promoting your book here abnd for the great work you do!

~Marcus

Hi Marcus -

Thanks for your warm welcome and for the appreciation of my work.

Good Luck to you.

With much respect,
Mala

[Aron Simbaba]

Thanks for the great practice exams which led a 14 year old to his success on the Java 7 Associate programmer exam!

[Mala Gupta]

Aron Simbaba wrote:Thanks for the great practice exams which led a 14 year old to his success on the Java 7 Associate programmer exam!

Hi Aron -

Are you referring to the sample questions at the end of the chapters and mock exam included in the Manning's OCA Java SE 7 Programmer I Certification Guide? If yes, congratulations to the winner on his success!

With much respect,
Mala

[Nathaniel Calderon]

Thanks for what seems to be a great book.

I'm in love with the first chapter of the book. I'm really convinced that it will help me for achieve the certification. If I don't win, anyway I will buy one.

[John Creek]

Great to see another recommended book for the OCA. I just purchased the Sybex book but you can never have to much information to study!

[Mala Gupta]

Nathaniel Calderon wrote:Thanks for what seems to be a great book.

Hi Nathaniel -

Thanks for your very kind words and appreciation.

Nathaniel Calderon wrote:I'm in love with the first chapter of the book. I'm really convinced that it will help me for achieve the certification. If I don't win, anyway I will buy one.

This is one of the best compliments for this title! Thanks, you made my day! I'll share it with my team at Manning.

I wish Good Luck to you and hope you win a copy, here, this week.

With much respect,
Mala

[Mala Gupta]

John Creek wrote:Great to see another recommended book for the OCA. I just purchased the Sybex book but you can never have to much information to study!

Thanks, John.

You can download and read a free chapter (Chapter 1 - Java Basics) from this title from Manning's website using the link - www.manning.com/gupta3. I've included an image in this thread highlighting the link on the webpage.

Post your question(s) in this forum (other than this welcome thread) or answer queries in other threads (in this forum) this week, and you stand a chance of winning a copy of this title.

Good Luck to you.

With much respect,
Mala