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Summary: I did pass SCWCD because of this book
Review: I did pass SCWCD with 88% after reading this book. This book has a lot of important details that other books don't have.
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Summary: Great book
Review: Excellent book for an easy test. I found SCWCD a lot easier than SCJP and this book just beats it to death. If you already know good deal of JSP/Servlets, you don't need the book. Either just buy their full set of mock exam from enthuware.com or better still try out all their mock exams on jdiscuss.com
Why pay??
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Summary: Passed with 98%!!
Review: A great book not only for the exam but for future reference. The writing is precise and concise. The material is well laid out both for the exam as well as for a quick lookup for information while at work. A great bridge between the person taking the test and the dry and boring specification from Sun (they are meant to be that way). Their handling of JSP tags is better than the 2 books I have on Servlets/JSP.
Wish they had a book for the Sun Certified Business Component Developer exam.
Raj Auradkar
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Summary: The perfect book
Review: This book was my sole source and I passed with 88% after only 4 days of study. If you want to pass the test, buy it.
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Summary: The definitive book for SCWCD
Review: This is the definitive book for preparing for the SCWCD. I scored 94% after reading this book end-to-end. Although a single individual is not a sufficient or representative sample for a thorough statistical analysis of whether this book is helpful, nevertheless my personal experience has been positive. Studying this book is sufficient preparation; there are three realistic mock exams in the accompanying CD, and supplementing the book with participation in an online forum dedicated to SCWCD preparation should do. Also, I would dissuade people from going to take the exam without reading this book first, even if they have very good JSP/servlets experience under their belt, as there are areas that are covered by the exam that they may have not delved into to the degree required for success in the exam.The book's organization is closely modeled after the SCWCD objectives as set out by SunEd. They also have a chapter on Filters, which at the time I took the exam was not a topic included in the objectives, but I guess eventually will be, as soon as the J2EE 1.3 version comes out. I found the writing style of the authors to be just right. Not condescending, fluid, explanatory, and always sticking to the spirit of the exam. There are three chapters in the beginning of the book, providing a general, broad introduction to JSPs, Servlets, and Web apps in general. I presume this is targeted to people with little or no experience in Web programming to help them get the foundation necessary for the discussion of the objectives that follows. There are around 10 questions at the end of each chapter, which help reinforce concepts (they are different questions than the ones in the mock exams in the CD, which is a good thing). Also, a feature of the book that I found to be quite neat and helpful is Appendix E, the so-called "Exam Quick Prep". This is intended for a last-day "cram session". I followed the authors' advice to "go through this appendix a day before you take the exam", and it helped quite a bit. To cut a long story short, let me reiterate: this is the definitive book for SCWCD preparation. You need exactly one book to prepare for the SCWCD and that is the "Exam Study Kit" by Deshmukh and Malavia.
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Summary: A good book
Review: This book is a good value. If you use this book alone, it will help you pass the exam. To the point and very exam oriented. The stuff is easy to understand. There is some repetition of some of the information which the authors could have avoided and reduced it to the size of a nutshell book.
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Summary: An Excellent Book
Review: This book covers all exam objectives. One can have this book not only for the certification but also for the future references. I read this book for about 2 weeks, cover to cover, memorized the methods,its class, interfaces etc. Gone through the practice exam couple of times. I scored 91% in the real exam. Introduction to servlets and JSP also useful. Altogether an EXCELLENT BOOK.
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Summary: Bull's eye!
Review: Meant for the sole purpose of clearing the exam and it does just that! You cannot fail the exam if you just fly through this book. Everything is very well put together and is easy to follow. Definately helped me clear my exam with flying colors! Excellent buy!
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Summary: Just useful for the exam, I didn¿t learn anything new
Review: The book still has some errors, besides the ones that appear in the errata file. I don't consider this book a "must have". If you want to learn JSP and Servlets seriously, and have a book to consult when you have a doubt, consider buying "More Servlets and JSP" instead. Moreover, "More Servlets ..." book and the specifications are good enough for the exam.
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Summary: Great Invest for SCWCD
Review: This book rule as far as SCWCD is concerned, I missed 4 qs in the real exam.The text is easy to follow and not bored to read and it covered all the essentials part of the exam very well that are good enought for passing the exam. My advice is to get this book alone and concentrate on it. No JSP/Servlets developer should fail this exam if you follow this gem throughtly.
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