Java Magazine, Nov/Dec 2016

learn more ORACLE COM JAVAMAGAZINE NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2016 73 fix this method implementation Instead the ideal exception to handle would be ExecutionException but this isnt ofered in the available options Therefore option E catching a simple Exception but at a valid place in the source code has to be the correct answer There is another observation to be made about this question The questions construction actually gives away more than a real exam question would typically do Imagine that you thought the exception that arose from the get method would actually be the one that comes directly from the call method that is a MyJobException That would make both option D and option E correct But the question calls for only one correct answer This logic is actually suficient for you to reject option D Here its a curiosity but in a real exam question know that unless theres very specific wording you are picking correct answers rather than the best answers And on those very rare occasions where a best answer is called for in one of the programmer certification exams you can expect very clear wording leading you to understand the criteria that constitute best article Simon Roberts joined Sun Microsystems in time to teach Suns first Java classes in the UK He created the Sun Certified Java Programmer and Sun Certified Java Developer exams He wrote several Java certification guides and is currently a freelance educator who teaches at many large companies in Silicon Valley and around the world He remains involved with Oracles Java certification projects Javadoc for the Collection class in Java 8 Oracles tutorial on try with resources user groups THE ISTANBUL JUG In Turkey Java is one of the most popular programming languages Istanbul the huge metropolis connecting Asia and Europe hosts its own Java user group JUG The Istanbul JUG was founded in 2010 Four members set up the leadership board to carry out the primary purpose of the group which is to contribute to the Java community with the help of talented members It provides Java news and helps Java developers by blogging writing ebooks and holding webinars workshops and conferences To date the Istanbul JUG has held 43 meetups and events The group has also joined the Java Community Process JCP program and takes part in Adopt a JSR activities It also contributes to open source projects such as Mongolastic So far the Istanbul JUG has held four Java conferences Java Day Istanbul 2011 Java Day Istanbul 2013 and Voxxed Days İIstanbul 2015 and 2016 Next years planned Java Day Istanbul 2017 on May 6 is expected to draw 500 attendees The August 2016 event hosted a hands on lab based on Java 9 features such as HTTP 2 JShell and Project Jigsaw In total 92 Java developers attended the workshop They were given programming challenges to learn whats coming in Java 9 As a result of this workshop the Istanbul JUG received a long list of feedback ideas helpful for preparing future workshops on JSR 371 MVC 10 and JSR 374 JSON P In October 2016 the Istanbul JUG will hold a workshop about Kubernetes K8s Contact the Istanbul JUG via email or follow it on Twitter and Facebook