OCP JAVA SE 21

[Abdessamad Allay]

I noticed that Jeanne Boyarsky and Scott Selikoff's book for the Java Oracle Certified Professional 21 certification is listed on Amazon, but it's not yet published. I'm curious about what new topics or chapters might be included in this book. Specifically, what are the new subjects covered for this certification? Will it address virtual threads, for example?

[Campbell Ritchie]

Welcome to the Ranch

I don't know much about that, but if you search this forum you will probably find that the Java21 certificaiton exam is not yet available, nor is its syllabus. So we don't yet know what will be in the exam, and it is impossible to complete the book without knowing that. The authors' website shows that book as “coming soon,” and Amazon says it is available for pre‑order and will be available on 24th December 2024.

[Scott Selikoff]

The 1Z0-830 Java 21 Exam (and our book) have been officially announced!

[Paul Anilprem]

Other than the Exam code (1Z0-830) there are no surprises as per the official exam objectives posted on Oracle's OCP Java 21 certification page. Virtual threads are in. JDBC is out.

Language enhancements such as switch and instanceof pattern matching are also there but the rest of it is pretty much the same as Java 17 in terms of major topics.

If you want to prepare for this exam, our OCP Java 17/21 Certification book is already available and the Enthuware OCP Java 21 mock exams will also be available soon.

[Scott Selikoff]

Just blogged about my experience taking the exam!  https://www.selikoff.net/2024/07/13/passed-scotts-experience-taking-the-java-21-certification-exam-1z0-830/

It was quite different from the previous exams so you really need a study guide tailored to this exam.  Jeanne and I are working on new book that should be out by the end of the year and cover all the topics on the exam.