Jeanne Boyarsky wrote:Some dates for Java 8:
March 18, 2014 - Java8 released
August 31, 2014 - OCA 8 beta opens
April 28, 2015 - OCP 8 beta opens
“The strongest of all warriors are these two — Time and Patience.” ― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
“The strongest of all warriors are these two — Time and Patience.” ― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
“The strongest of all warriors are these two — Time and Patience.” ― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
“The strongest of all warriors are these two — Time and Patience.” ― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
“The strongest of all warriors are these two — Time and Patience.” ― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
Pete Letkeman wrote:No, no updates yet on the test release date.
In the meantime, how is your learning coming along for Java 9? Are you familiar with most of the ins and outs of "jigsaw"?
When the exam happens there will most likely be questions on jigsaw as that was a big part of the release.
Do you currently have and Java 8 certifications?
I suspect that having passed/leaned the materials for the Java 8 exams is a good place to start with your Java 9 learning.
I would suggest that you learn everything for the OCP Java 8 exam and all about Jigsaw while you wait.
Oracle recently started that they plan to charge the time between the releases of Java to every six months.
No one knows what impact this will have on certification.
As far as I know, noone has come forward and stared that they are working on a study guide for Java 9. There are still no guidelines of what could be on any Java 9 exams.
Campbell Ritchie wrote:. . . and welcome to the Ranch Gayashan Bombuwala
Gayashan Bombuwala wrote:Jus wanted to know whether I should study and do the exam for Java SE 8 or wait until the exam for Java SE 9 is released.
“The strongest of all warriors are these two — Time and Patience.” ― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
Pete Letkeman wrote:Sorry Gayashan, now that I read my previous posting I think it seems a little harsh.
Gayashan Bombuwala wrote:Jus wanted to know whether I should study and do the exam for Java SE 8 or wait until the exam for Java SE 9 is released.
Yes, your best bet currently is probably Java 8 certifications.
In the past Oracle has provided a way to go from Java 7 OCP directly to Java 8 OCP, by passing the Java 8 OCA requirement.
However you could not and can not go directly from Java 7 OCA to Java 8 OCP.
As I stated earlier, a big part of Java 9's release has been "jigsaw" which, in theory, allows you to create a smaller Java footprint when deploying your program.
With jigsaw you can only include which Java modules that you need. I'm pretty sure that there are many articles and/or books regarding this aspect of Java 9 alone.
The current speculation is that there may be something in the way of a Java 9 exam sometime before the end of 2018 or the first half of 2019.
Given the new rapid release schedule of Java, Java 10 could be could be out by then.
Pete Letkeman wrote:The current speculation is that there may be something in the way of a Java 9 exam sometime before the end of 2018 or the first half of 2019.
Given the new rapid release schedule of Java, Java 10 could be could be out by then.
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