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Summary: Good book to rampup concepts
Review: I read this book to get the concepts of the JSP / Servlets rather than for taking the exam. The examples in Custom TagLib creation chapters are very good. I could learn the Custom Taglib concepts in 1 day by reading this book rather than reading the incoherent specs in sun website.
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Summary: Great book!
Review: This book is worth more than its cost. Not only is it well written, it is comprehensive, precise and focuses on the essential not only for the exam but also as a practical guide for day-to-day reference. I secured a 98% on the exam and have been using the book even after the exam.
Raj Auradkar
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Summary: Definitely a great book!
Review: The text is pretty well written (except for a few coding errors) and it's contents fit the needs of both newcomers' and experienced programers'.
The exercises (end-of-chapter questions and the three JWebPlus exam simulations) perfectly reproduce the real SCWCD questions. In my certification exam, I found a few questions that I had already seen in the CD's simulations. By the way, I scored 89.8% (53 of 59).
I definitely recommend this kit to everyone.
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Summary: Use it to pass the exam and explore JSP and servlets topics
Review: This is a very good book for passing the SCWCD exam. It well arranged and covers all the exam objectives plus a chapter on filters. All I have needed to pass the exam is reading this book and solving some online exams.
The real gain I've got from this book not only passing the exam but also arranging the JSP and servlet specification in a related and easy to remember order.
I think this book will get you passing the exam and also add good value to your knowledge.
However, if you are looking for a book just for learning Java web components and you are not interested in the exam. Then I think you should try another book with more complete examples.
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Summary: Great study guide and reference
Review: I read the whole book word by word first time, then skim through second time as review, did some practice using jboss/tomcat, then I passed the SCWCD yesterday after about 4 weeks of study. Also, I did some mock exams from http://www.javaranch.com/scwcdlinks.jsp. I do have a few months of prior working experience in servlets and JSP.I really like this book for the reasons listed below:
1. The topics are well explained and easy to understand, but succinct enough that core material is under 300 pages.
2. Plenty of pop quiz and chapter end exercise throughout the book.
3. My favorite is this exam tip based on SUN published objective at the end of the book. It's like a cheat sheet, lists quick info that you need to know about all the objectives. Perfect for exam eve cram. I really like this book and will keep it as a reference.
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Summary: Errate almost as big as the book
Review: I just printed this book's errata, which is 14 pages long. Then I took a pencil and tried to correct all the errors in the book - well at least all the errors that are mentioned in the errata.
While this is probably the best book available to get ready for the SCWCD exam,
14 pages of errata is a lot. This book if full of errors and should be recalled.
I completely lost my trust in the publisher (Manning) and don't consider them anymore when buying books.
Go and get an O'Reilly book - they actually do review 'em - even before they go to print.
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Summary: The only book needed for SCWCD
Review: I strongly recommend this book to any SCWCD aspirant. This is the only book you need to pass the test smoothly and score admirably. The language of the book is easy to follow; the topic covers adequately the test requirement. This book was written based on Tomcat 4.0 specification. As a result, the sample code on the appendix CD couldn't work with the current Tomcat 4.1.* without minor changes. If you buy this book, you do need to download the latest sample code.... This will save you lots of troubles in learning. .... In spite of the above shortcomings, I still give this book a five star.
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Summary: All you need to score in the exam
Review: This is an excellent book to get good scores in the exam. I passed out with 90% by just refering this book. The simulator tests that comes with this book are wounderful. Every chapter in the book is very much focused to the exam. Overall I strongly recommend this book!!!
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Summary: Must for SCWCD exam
Review: I got 93% on this exam. Most of the credit goes to book & rest of my coding experience. Please make sure you have some kind of JSP/Servlet coding experience. Also read latest API method for interface & classes of both Servlet & JSP. During study pay attention to syntax of method & tag etc..
It took me 2-3 weeks to prepare after 1 year of coding experience. (yeah SCJP 1.4 too) I learn in more details about fundamental of servlet & JSP which will help in finding job & write better code. Good LUCK.
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Summary: Very good coverage of exam topics
Review: I just got home from taking the exam (yes, I passed), and I was very pleased that the questions on the exam mirrored the topics in the book. Also, the caliber of questions in the example tests matched closely to the questions that were on the actual exam. I do have experience doing web development, but it was about 3 years ago. My preparation: Read Tony Buzan's "Use both sides of your brain", mind mapped the SCWCD book I'm reviewing a chapter at a time, put away book and study mind maps, pass exam. Total time: 26 days.
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