Sun Java Course

meghatronic · 13 May 2008 at 22:24

Has anyone ever been on the above either in UK or elsewhere? I'm quite interested in one, as I won't have to pay myself. Waste of time? CDROM/books better? My Java is very rusty, I can hack other people's source... but building something complex from scratch is a laughable concept.

Been looking at the following:

Code:

Instructor-led training
5 days
Java Programming Language (SL-275-SE6)

Web-based training
180 days
Java Programming Language (WJB-275A)

Web-based training
365 days
New Features in the Java SE 6 Platform (WJO-1001)

Web-based training
180 days
J2SE Platform 5.0 for the Developer: Language Changes (WJO-2762)

ePractice exam
365 days
ePractice Certification Exam for the Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 5.0 (WGS-PREX-J055)

Exam voucher
Up to 1 year
Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 5.0 (CX-310-055)

meghatronic · 13 May 2008 at 23:04

Sic said:
if you're not paying, go for the instructor-led one. I want to do the MySQL equivalent at some point, but I'm damned if I'm picking up the tab for it!

I couldn't believe how expensive they were..... I thought maybe they include accommodation. Nope!

I reckon it's going to work out cheaper to go the the USA one, although I'm not sure what effect that has on sitting the exam/using www stuff etc...

meghatronic · 14 May 2008 at 09:28

RockLobster said:
£3k?

£1700 for this one.... only 5days taught! And technically you're supposed to have done the fundamentals first... which is another £1500 if you want it in a classroom.

meghatronic · 15 May 2008 at 19:34

fumbles said:
I've done something similar, not worth the money. Just buy yourself a good book, or just use sun.java.com

Thanks. I think I'm going to get the web-based course from sun. About 90% cheaper.