Complete Java 2 Certification Study Guide

Java is the fastest-growing programming language and is expected to overtake C++ and Visual Basic in the next year. In Europe its popularity is even greater, with 60 percent of developers using it. Sun's programmer and developer certifications are two of the hottest in the industry. (CertCities listed the Java certification as one of the 10 hottest for 2002.) Programmers must pass the Programmer exam before taking the Developer exam. The Programmer exam is part of certification tracks offered by Oracle, IBM, BEA, Sybase, and HP, further increasing its market.