A.5. Moving on to the Developer Exam
Those passing the programmer exam may want to go on to take the Sun Certified Developer for the Java 2 Platform exam. This exam tests the ability to put together real-world applications using Java. This book does not focus on the developer exam. The developer exam usually requires writing a working client/server application with an advanced graphical user interface. The exam comprises a programming assignment and five to ten essay questions regarding the assignment. Unlike the programmer exam, this exam will be graded by a person rather than by a program.
The objectives for the developer exam include the following topics:
I/O streams
GUI construction
TCP/IP networking
databases (JDBC)
documenting and justifying ...
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