2008/7/13 Evan Blomquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Wow! Now there's an endorsement... I guess I'd better comment. > I have reviewed all the LPIC study books published since I took over for > Ross at Training Camp almost four years ago. I have long been a fan of > O'Reilly books and expected that as LPIC grew in popularity Ora would > eventually publish the final word in exam preparation. This has not > happened... yet. I anticipated a homerun with the 900+ page LPIC Nutshell > book that covers both Levels 1 and 2, but was sorely disappointed. > While there are many books available that are helpful in preparing for LPI > certification, it is imperative in a bootcamp setting that every minute > lends itself to the goals of the class. Ross' EC2 is still the most concise > LPIC-1 exam preparation book available, even though it hasn't been updated > in over four years (an epic or two in technological time.) I suspect this > continued relevance reflects the foundational nature of the level 1 > material, along with the fairly static question base of LPIC-1. Granted, > with the current re-tooling of level-1, there may be a need to update > portions of the book. I've already spoken to Ross about this, and I hope his > publisher will take notice. > When I present my orientation on the first day of bootcamp, I encourage > students to immerse themselves in the classroom experience and try not to > think about the exams. (IMHO, passing the exam should be a rewarding > side-effect and validation for learning an industry recognized skill set, > but not the primary objective of the class.) Of course it becomes human > nature to want to know more specifics of the exam as test time grows near. > This is where Ross' book is very helpful. Not only is he a phenomenal writer > who has the rare talent of infusing reader curiosity into normally dry > material, but he along with the style of the EC2 series, illuminates > essential knowledge-bytes needed by the exam candidate without actually > revealing the exam questions. I've ranted in the past about LPIC so-called > 'objectives' so I won't beat that dead horse other than to remind LPI of the > disparity. I guess you could say that most LPIC prep books are written to > the LPI objectives while Ross wrote his book to the actual test. > If anyone has a better suggestion for LPIC-1 preparation, I'd love to hear > about it. > -Evan > On Jul 12, 2008, at 6:53 PM, Ross Brunson wrote: > > I am partial to the Lpic1 Exam Cram, and from talking to my favorite boot > camp trainer Evan I hear it is still the most accurate of the guides in > print. > Full disclosure applies, I wrote it and still get frequent emails as to it's > effectiveness from readers. > Good luck with the exams, > Ross > > > On Jul 12, 2008, at 18:47, Jeroen van Meeuwen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sergio Belkin wrote: > > Hi, > I'd want to know if "Linux Certification in a Nutshell" (Second > Edition July 2006, O'Reilly) is a good resource to prepar for the > exam? I am interested in buy it, but I wouldn't want to be > disappointed if its content is obselete... > I'd be glad to read your opinion about it.... > Thanks in advance > > All I can tell you that there is a number of my colleagues that have > successfully passed LPI certification (Level 2) with this book and without > additional training or courses. > Then, I've bought it to take a look and see if I can use it in the courses > that I teach; I haven't actually done that yet though. > Kind regards, > Jeroen van Meeuwen > -kanarip
Thanks everybody for your comments. I've finally bought O'Reilly book. (Evan your comment was after that :) ) I work with Linux since ~7 years ago, so I guess that's helps :) But I think that it's needed to study always for an exam to avoid surprises, isn't it? Thanks in advance. -- -- Open Kairos http://www.openkairos.com Watch More TV http://sebelk.blogspot.com Sergio Belkin - _______________________________________________ lpi-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-discuss
