Java BookStore: SCEA 5.0 Book By Paul Allen, Joseph Bambara

SCEA for J2EE Study Guide (Exam 310-051)

The only classroom-based training and self-assessment system! This study guide provides 100% complete coverage of all objectives for the Sun Certified Architect for J2EE exam. Based on 300,000+ hours of IT training experience, the book contains hundreds of practice exam questions and hands-on exercises. The CD-ROM features full practice exam software with interactive tutorials and lab simulations, plus an adaptive test engine.

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SCJP 5.0 Book Review

quite useful

i am just in the middle way of reading this book, but what i have got till now is great. I have 8 years career with software development specially in java, i reached to a point am doing system architecture most of the time, but i can say i was doing it from the point of view of "House Architect", now i can see things from Tower Building Architect, or City Architect in the extreme.
I did not pass the certificate yet so i dont know how much it is useful on this matter.

many mistakes, many irrelevant content - who was it written for?
I'm not sure what the people were thinking who put this book together. There's lots of information thrown in her, but much that isn't applicable to either being an architect, or to passing the exam.

This is not a good book, and it will not help you pass the SCEA exam.

Good choice for the new architect certification exam
It is a good book which describes the topics covered by the new SCEA beta certification exam. I did the beta certification exam and I can say most of the questions can be answered just reading carefully the book, specially the chapters which covers Security, JMS, JPA, JCA and EJB 3.0.