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

["Steven Caswell" <steve@mungoknotwise.com>]

And I wouldn't object to questions that verified I knew that kind of stuff.
My objection is to the esoteric questions on the exam. I consider myself to
have a basic level of understanding of GC, that the issues you bring up
suggest. The exam goes far beyond verifying that I understand these issues.


Steven Caswell
Sun Certified Java Programmer
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Corey [mailto:corey@spectrumsoftware.net] 
> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 4:39 PM
> To: ajug-members@ajug.org
> Subject: Re: [ajug-members]: Java 1.4 certification exam
> 
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>     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
> 
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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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