Resources and techniques/methods for SCJP preparation ?

Question

I am passing the SCJP 6 exam in a month. I have the "SCJP Sun Certified Programmer for Java 6 Exam 310-065" book. It seems great for the exam. But I want your advice on this. Getting the closest possible to 100% would be great.

I have found a site that answered some of the questions you ask yourself when you go trough the book. Here is it : http://www.janeg.ca/java2.html As you can see it was written for Java 2 :/

I have written another specific question here on StackOverflow about the usefulness of JVM specification and Java compiler code for the SCJP. Will Update the results here. Here it is.

Please share the resources you used in preparing the exam. Please also specify any resources that you think might help. Any type of resource is welcome: books, code, specs, sites, wikies, papers, online tests, grandmas... Please also share on any method/technique that helped you prepare the exam. Please also comment on the return you got from the resource and the method (for the learning process and for points in the exam)

I'll begin:

• Book : "SCJP Sun Certified Programmer for Java 6 Exam 310-065". Seems like the official book for the preparation.

• Technique : Writing code in a text editor and compiling it with javac to test a question. NO IDEs! It helps you get a a straight answer to a question you have. It helps you pay attention to every word in the code (and this is very important in the SCJP)

EDIT: Added dimension: Are there good, up-to-date online tests?

Answer 1

I'm SCJP 5.0 certified with a 100% score. I totally recomment the "SCJP Sun Certified Programmer for Java 6 Exam 310-065" book (I used the SCJP 5 version) and Whizlabs Mock Exams kit.

I spent 6 months studying the book, writing a lot of small test programs. Then, when I felt quite confident, I began to take the mock exams. I scored around 90% at the last one ; the actual exam is a bit easier than the mock ones.

Good luck !