Being a Great Programmer Is Not Enough

One word of caution on the programmer certification exam. You might consider yourself the world's greatest Java programmer, and you might be right. However, your great programming skills will not necessarily result in a high exam score. Being a great programmer will only get you part of the way there.

The certification exam requires that you be a good Java programmer and know a great deal about the Java programming language and Core API. Certainly, being a great programmer implies that you know a lot about the Java language and API. However, some lesser-used details of the language and API that you might not use in your programs could show up on the certification exam. For example, you might be a window ...

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