This book is a comprehensive, step-by-step and one-stop guide for the Java SE 8 Programmer II exam (IZ0-809). Salient features of this book include: 100% coverage of the exam topics, a full-length mock exam, practice exam questions, exam notes and tips.

Oracle Certified Professional Java SE 8 Programmer II Guide (Exam IZ0-809) is a comprehensive guide for the OCPJP 8 exam.

The book starts by answering frequently asked questions about the OCPJP 8 exam (Chapter 1). The book maps each exam topic into a chapter and covers 100% of the exam topics (next 12 Chapters). Exam topics are discussed using numerous programming and real-world examples. Each chapter ends with practice exam questions and a quick summary that revises key concepts covered in the chapter from exam perspective.

After reading the main chapters, you can take the full-length mock exam to ensure that you have enough practice before actually taking the exam (Chapter 14). If you are an OCPJP 8 exam aspirant, this book is certainly for you. This book assumes that you are already familiar with Java fundamentals (that is in line with the prerequisite of having a OCAJP 8 certification before you take up the OCPJP 8 exam).

This book will be a delectable read to you because of its simple language, example driven approach, easy-to-read style, and complete focus towards the exam. Salient Features • In-depth and 100% coverage of all 12 exam topics for the certification • Numerous illustrative programming and real-world examples• Hundreds of practice exam questions (including a full-length mock exam)

What you will learn: • Have the necessary knowledge to clear the exam since 100% of the exam topics are covered to the required depth • clearly understand the scope and objectives of the exam, the technical topics covered in the exam, and type and level-of-difficulty of the exam questions (in short, you will clearly know what’s exactly required for passing the exam) • get into an “exam mindset” by trying out hundreds of practice exam questions.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The 0CPJP 8 Exam: FAQ 

Chapter 2: Java Class Design 

Chapter 3: Advanced Class Design 

Chapter 4: Generics and Collections 

Chapter 5: Lambda Built-in Functional Interfaces

Chapter 6: Java Stream API 

Chapter 7: Exceptions and Assertions 

Chapter 8: Using the Java SE 8 Date/Time API

Chapter 9: Java 1/0 Fundamentals 

Chapter 10: Java File 1/0 (NI0.2) 

Chapter 11: Java Concurrency 

Chapter 12: Building Database Applications with JDBC 

Chapter 13: Localization 

Chapter 14: Mock Exam 

About the Authors

Ganesh S G is an independent consultant and corporate trainer based in Bangalore. He has 13+ years of experience in the IT industry and has worked for Siemens and Hewlett-Packard. His areas of interests include OO design, design patterns, and programming languages. He is a Software Engineering Certified Instructor (IEEE certification) and has an OCPJP 7 certification.

Hari Kiran Kumar G is an independent consultant based in Bangalore. He has 12+ years of experience in the IT industry and has worked for HCL Technologies, CSC and Cisco Systems. He is an experienced Java developer - throughout his career, he has worked on various technologies related to Java.

Tushar Sharma is a Technical Expert at Siemens Technologies and Services in Bangalore, India and an IEEE Senior Member. He has an MS from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras). His career interests include OO software design, OO programming, refactoring, and design patterns. He has OCPJP 7 certification.