Sun Certification Plus vs. “old” certification system?

Firstly, as Spencer said, experience usually trumps certifications on a resume.

Firstly, as Spencer said, experience usually trumps certifications on a resume. It looks like they're going to retire the current certs, so if you aren't ready for SCWCD now, it may be best to wait. From sun.com/training/certification/beta_scjp... Q: Will this exam replace the current Java Programmer exam?

A: Sun believes that performance based Java Programming certification provides both candidates and employers with greater assurance that their skills will meet the needs of the Java Programmer role. Sun will retire the prior versions of the Java Programmer certification in the near future. Sun will provide a public notification of at least 90 days in advance of any exam retirement.

(Thanks for actually trying to answer the specific question! ) But note that in your FAQ quote "Sun will retire the prior versions of the Java Programmer certification" refers to versions of SCJP, and doesn't say anything about SCWCD. – Jonik Aug 22 '09 at 10:49.

The general consensus of SO has been practical experience > certifications. If you don't have enough practical experience I would wait on getting more certifications. If you think you have enough practical experience you definitely need more practical experience.

– swalkner Jul 13 '09 at 19:48 1 @swalkner, actually, he didn't answer your question at all, but instead chose to question the value of certifications in general. Compare with: stackoverflow.Com/questions/281100/…. While "practical experience > certifications" is obviously true, this is not a helpful answer here; the general merits of certifications have been discussed ad nauseum in other questions (e.g. The one I linked to).

– Jonik Aug 22 '09 at 10:32 1 I took the Java Programmer certification some years back, and the amount of study needed to pass the test made my knowledge of Java much better. A certification indicates to a future employer that you can actually learn the language. Previous jobs indicate that you can actually work with the language :D – Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen Nov 1 '09 at 17:06.

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