Re: [ajug-members]: Java 1.4 certification exam

[Angus Berry <angus.berry@elken.com>]

>From my side, one of the 'hidden' benefits of most programming
certifications is to round out your knowledge of the subject and explore
things that you may not use on a daily basis. 

True, we do need to work in an abstract fashion to focus on business
issues. However that can become a double edged sword if you get overly
immersed in the paradigm that 'it's the 'container's responsibility', be
it a J2EE server or a JVM.



On Thu, 2004-05-20 at 17:38, Corey wrote:
>     I agree with Paul. There's more to it than you realize. Some people think there
>     are no memory issues in Java, simply because it has a garbage collector. The
>     truth is that it can be just as hard to do memory management in Java as it is
>     in C++, if you're not familiar with how and when objects can be collected.
> 
>     Just my $0.2
> 
>     --Corey
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Paul Philion" <philion@acmerocket.com>
> To: <ajug-members@ajug.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 5:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [ajug-members]: Java 1.4 certification exam
> 
> 
> > Steven -
> > 
> > Personally, I think it is *very* important to understand the 
> > ins-and-outs of garbage collection in Java, as it is the most important 
> > aspects of writing Java code that will run over a period of time.
> > 
> > But that's just MHO.
> > 
> > - Paul Philion
> > 
> > Steven Caswell wrote:
> > > Pay special attention to garbage collection. For some reason, the exam
> > > writers take great pleasure in asking esoteric GC questions that are totally
> > > useless on a programming exam and that aren't covered in the two or three
> > > prep book I've used. I missed more questions in this area than any other on
> > > the exam. One bit of advice I've given to others is that unless you
> > > understand GC VERY well, plan on getting as many questions correct in other
> > > areas, and don't spend much time worry about more GC than the basics.
> > 
> > 
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