+1 for using new and interesting stuff in your current project at work. Put some Groovy into your Ant build or into a few of your unit tests. Put Joda, Guava, and Apache Commons into your project and start using them as you do your normal development.
Also, browse the javaranch.com forums for the latest collective wisdom about which books and mock tests are best for the certification exam. I don't even really think the exam helps a resume all that much but you'll become an expert in language edge cases if you master the exam. It's helpful to be able to know at a glance whether a section of code will compile or not. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
