Hi, After reading this mail last night I found a shop in Dublin which had the book in stock. I raced into town after work to get there before the shop closed and got there 5 minutes before closing.
I was so relieved and when I saw the book on the shelf I was well pleased. Only when I opened it to take a look did I realise the true extent of what you meant by "jokes, cartoons and fill in the blanks pages". It looks more like a children's nursery rhyme book than a Java Certification book! I just put it back on the shelf and walked back out of the shop :-( Thanks, but no thanks, I'll be waiting until January. Andoni. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Januski, Ken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newsgroups: gmane.comp.jakarta.tomcat.user Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 11:06 PM Subject: RE: [OT] SCWCD Exam 1.4 > I'm part way through the Head First book. I really didn't like Head First > Java though it got rave reviews when it came out. And I did like the first > version of the Manning SCWCD book. > > That said I'm finding the Head First Servlets and JSP book enjoyable, though > I've only read the first 150 pages or so. The authors are from > www.javaranch.com and I'm sure you can get plenty of additional information > there. Of course a lot of fans of the Head First books hang out there too. > > Whether you could actually use it for certification I'm not sure. I think > that you probably could based on what I've read so far because it strives to > get you to understand servlets, jsp and everything connected with them on a > basic level. It does so with jokes, cartoons, fill in the blank pages, etc. > I'm sure a lot of people will hate this manner of learning just as others > can't stand the drier approach of the Manning book. My feeling is that if > you are not someone who gets offended by jokey material that you can read > this book and learn enough to pass the exam, esp. if you also read the specs > as the book suggests. But take this with a grain of salt as I've not taken > the 1.4 exam and I'm only 1/8 of the way through the book. > > If you like your books serious though, then steer very clear. > > Hope this helps, > > Ken > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Curwen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 12:57 PM > To: 'Tomcat Users List' > Subject: RE: [OT] SCWCD Exam 1.4 > > > I'd be completely remiss in not mentioning that Manning is putting out a > second edition of it's SCWCD study guide. The second edition has been > updated for the new exam. > > Manning's ISBN is 1932394389 (that's the one scheduled for January) > > HeadFirst is 0596005407 (the one out now) > > both of them cover the new exam. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mike Curwen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 11:49 AM > > To: 'Tomcat Users List' > > Subject: RE: [OT] SCWCD Exam 1.4 > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Allistair Crossley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 9:25 AM > > > To: Tomcat Users List > > > Subject: RE: [OT] SCWCD Exam 1.4 > > > > > > > > > The one you found "Head First Servlets and JSP" appears to me > > > not to be a dedicated exam guide. I think the only reason it > > > > Not sure what copy you're looking at. Mine has a black bar > > across the top that say "... Study Guide" > > > > The subtitle of the book is "Passing the Sun Certified Web > > Component Developer Exam" > > > > and it mentions on the cover that it is "Written by the > > co-developers of the real SCWCD exam for J2EE 1.4". > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
