SCWCD Exam Study Kit: Java Web Component Developer Certification

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Summary: too many typos
Review: I'm up to chapter 4 of this book and I already saw too many typos. It looks like this book was poorly proof-read.

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Summary: Good book ..crisp in concepts
Review: Like David from NY I too bought the electronic version of the book. I was buying the SCJP software from enthuware.com for my wife and there was a deal for SCWCD software + the electronic book, I bought it hoping to give SCWCD test sometime. This the third straight book I bought from Manning which was a hit with me, the others being JSP Tag Libraries & Bitter Java. The authors of SCWCD Exam Study Kit did a neat job of explaning many concepts which are not covered in many server side Java books. The chapters are well organized. Filters are covered to some depth. Take the SCWCD test or not this book is worth buying just by itself.

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Summary: really good
Review: I got an electronic version of this book with the purchase of the jwebplus software from enthuware.com for free. I was actually more interested in the s/w than the book but I must admit that this book is very thoughtfully written. Authors have really taken pains to collect and organize the material for the exam. Smartly enough, all the chapters follow the exam objectives sequencially. If you are studying for the exam, you need not go anywhere else. Examples are to the point and simple to run. I got to learn a lot of new stuff that I don't find in any JSP/Servlet books. Except some errors here and there, the book rocks. It also has a fairly detailed coverage of filters.

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Summary: Preparation for SCWCD Exam
Review: I bought this book to study for the exam, and I found it very helpful. Since this book covers 310-080 exam, you will need to look for some more info regarding design pattern subject if you go for 310-081 exam. Good luck!

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Summary: Preparation for SCWCD Exam
Review: I bought this book to study for the exam, and I found it very helpful. If you need more help to prepare for the exam, visit http://www.j2eecertificate.com/. Good Luck!

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Summary: Outdated!
Review: This book was good during it's time, but now it is outdated. The book is designed for SCWCD 1.3, and did a great job covering all the topics. However, Sun Microsystem discontinued SCWCD 1.3 on December 2004. So, if you are like me, disappointed with head first books and looking to be certified as fast as possible, do yourself a favor and buy the second edition of this book. You won't regret it.



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Summary: Best Test Preparation Material for SCWCD 1.3
Review: This is not only a good book for SCWCD 1.3 exam, but also a good reference for web application development. I read this book thoroughly and took some mock exams available in the internet, then i appeared for the real exam. I got 98%. I would strongly recommend this book for customers to buy.

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Summary: All you need
Review: This book is all you need to pass the SCWCD Exam in the 1.3 version, I studied extra subjects in order to pass the 1.4 version.

Excellent book.

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Summary: Good study guide, if out of date and a little boring
Review: This is a solid and useful study guide. Especially useful are the questions at the end of the each chapter, the electronic practice exams on the CD, and the quizlets. The book lacks hands on programming projects, or programming assignments, which would have been really useful for solidifying the material. Yes, you can make stuff like this up for yourself, but then why are you buying a book?

Also note that this book is not for the current version of the exam, and after december 14th 2004, the version of the exam that the book was made for will no longer be relevant.

My favorite chapter was the one on enterpise design patterns. The author also has a good little section on showing how all of the design patterns presented fit into the enterprise architecture as a whole.

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Summary: Good book for the SCWCD certification
Review: This is a excellent book for SCWCD. Anyone interested to pass the exam should not miss this book. This book is very clear. I passed the SCWCD with a score of 93% and I am very thankful to the authors. The CD comes with some very helpful documents like the Servlets and JSP's spec, and comes with a very good test program, these questios are very similar to the real exam!