Hi
I am student with 2 years of core java experience. Most of the work which i have done till now is in Java swing and related to other core api's of java. I do have some understanding of Java EE.
But i have to decide which certification I should take next after scjp.
Does SCJD is more valuable compared to SCWCD and SCBCD ?
Which one is more helpful ?
Hi I am also student I have cleared SCJA and SCJP now I am taking SCWCD.I think you can also go for SCWCD is more worth than compare SCBCD. In SCWCD you will enter into J2EE specification. Servlets,JSPs and JSTL. SCJD SCWCD and SCBCD is more valuable.
I dont think certifications make too much of sense, unless your company is paying for it and/or mandating it. In my experience, I have found knowledge from experience to be more valuable than certifications. Its also what I look for when shortlisting candidates for interviews :)
I would say it depends on if you want to demonstrate deep proficiency in a specific area of Java (SCWCD or SCBCD) versus demonstrating overall deep proficiency (SCJD). It would probably be easier for you to complete SCWCD or SCBCD but SCJD would show a very broad deep level of mastery since there are so many concepts involved in SCJD.
Speaking as someone who has interviewed a number of prospective Java employees, my opinion is that certification is no substitute for real programming experience. I look for evidence of ability to design, program and solve IT problems, together with evidence of interest, intelligence, ability to work in a team and common sense.
So my answer would be neither. It is better to spend your time doing real programming work ... or as close to real as you can manage.
I have recruited several software developers, and developing Java for more than 7 years, I haven't seen SCWCD SCBCD or SCJD certified applicants in any of the CVs I've read or saw it required by any company I applied for. Experience and attitude is what I look for, not papers.
If I would take any certification myself, or be impressed by a one in a CV, it would be Spring certification
The SCJD exam is good exam for showing you’re practical programming skills. The SCJD exam is about building a Java Swing application and implement a very simple file based and threat safe database engine for it. But the SCJD exam is generally seen as a though exam that takes too much time.
Most people ignore it and go first for the SCWCD and then for the SCBCD. Because the SCWCD is seen as easier than the SCBCD, just as many people consider the frond-end lighter than the back-end jobs.
I think getting the exams is a good idea. Although they don’t proof you’re a good programmer, it sure shows that you have a minimum level of theoretical knowledge needed to be a good programmer. A general IT degree does not proof you specific Java knowledge either. But like the college degree, it shows, you have invested in it.
Just ask you’re self the question, who would you hire if you needed a Java programmer: The graduate with only a college degree (who maybe needs to be send on Java training first) or a graduate who has real proof of his (theoretical) Java knowledge?