Sources of information

A big reason to switch to Java is the amazing volume of information on every aspect of application development, such as language syntax, application design, multi-tier design, applets, and servlets. This information is found on sites such as Sun's java.sun.com, sites of independent developers, and via UseNet discussions.

Java 2 Exam Prep

You should continue to read and review the book and do hands-on projects. When you feel confident, do the two practice exams.

http://suned.sun.com/usa/cert_progs.html

This page describes the certification program. There are three levels of certification: Certified Programmer, Certified Developer and Certified Architect. Some of these levels are used in conjunction with the certification programs of product manufacturers. For example, a development tool manufacturer may have a certification level that requires one of the Sun certifications as a pre-requisite.

http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/onlineTraining/

This site has topic-oriented training to allow you to focus on the kind of training of interested to you.

http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/index.html

This site has links to "The Java Tutorial," "The Java Tutorial Continued," and "The JFC Swing Tutorial". These are on-online books (which are also sold as printed books).

http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.3/docs/index.html

This is the JDK documentation. The JDK documentation is also included with JBuilder.

http://www.drbob42.com/JBuilder/

This is one of many independent sites that has useful information on JBuilder.

comp.lang.java.programmer

This is a UseNet group for Java programming. There are other comp.lang.java.* groups discussing other topics, such as development tools.

The book Java in a Nutshell, by David Flanagan

Java in a Nutshell, an O'Reilly book, is a well-written introduction to Java.

-- Anonymous, January 19, 2000