Edmund Yong wrote:\. Not to mention that 1Z0-819 has a reduced scope. That is cheapening the certification.
Marginally reduced scope. They only removed a handful of topics. And they were all ones that people rarely use in the real world. (plus "word problems about benefits of Java".
For someone new to certification, one could argue that the new cert is harder because you have to know all the topics at the same time and the pass score is higher. (I'm taking the 819 a week from today so i shall have a stronger opinion then)