I recently took and passed the Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP) exam. Because we use alot of Java at work, I wanted to see what the test was like. In the process, I learned alot of stuff about the Java language, especially some of the new features that are in Java 5.

I scored an 87% on the exam. While the test didn’t tell you which questions you got wrong, it was broken out by category:

91% - Declarations, Initialization and Scoping
100% - Flow Control
90% - API Contents
87% - Concurrency
80% - OO Concepts
70% - Collections/Generics
90% - Fundamentals

To study for the exam, I purchased the book: “SCJP Sun Certified Programmer for Java 5 Study Guide“. This book was awesome! It told me everything I needed to know for the exam, and was actually pretty fun to read.

All in all, I was pretty happy with the difficulty of the test and the amount that I learned while studying. I think it was a worthwhile use of the money and time.