Going for SCJP.

[edwin_burlington]

I've in my mind SCJP certification. I love to programming in java and made 5 projects in java commercially despite of being working on c++ during my job.
I'd looked transcender but i didn't like its demo questions more instead ucertify has good questions paired with the excellent prices (70% discount) and excellent service.

[System_Error]

Get kathy seirra and bert bates SCJP book.

[StrangerInBeijing]

I guess I should look at the official site first, but thought I will ask some questions that came to my mind.
(Oh, I've been around here before, but I just got into seriosly studying Java..so, uh...Hi! Be nice, and laught your @rse$ of at a guy going to work at M$ (just a tester) every day and go home and study Java..lol)

Is this Sun certification worth it?
Is it the industry accepted qualification like MCSD for instance with M$?
Does it carry some weight, or is it basically just used to get your foot in the door if you don't have much programming experience?
Expensive?
Stuff like that.

[System_Error]

Believe it's around $150 bucks.
As for needing it, I would say most companies would prefer it, but not require it. I'm sure if you went in for an interview and were a better programmer than some guy with a scjp certificate, then you'd get the job hands down. It's extremely tough and you'll see that with some of the practice questions, so I would suggest taking about 6 months to a year to study for it.

[pmsprasa]

Try this one for interview questions and answers
http://www.faiqs.com
and get Good Books on java from
http://www.pspxworld.com