https://cs.jdoner.me/podcasts/its-java/ en-us Lessons on the Certiport IT Specialist Java exam objectives, one domain per episode, with a bonus episode of practice questions after each lesson. IT Specialist Java exam prep false edition-its-java-d5p-practice-compilation-and-debugging Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:27:06 -0700 1. Question 1 2. Question 2 3. Question 3 4. Question 4 5. Question 5 6. Question 6 7. Question 7 8. Question 8 9. Question 9 10. Question 10 0:17:11 full edition-its-java-d5-compilation-and-debugging Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:24:25 -0700 1. Finding errors Watch: Javanotes nine, section eight point one, on writing correct programs, https://math.hws.edu/javanotes/c8/s1.html Watch: The Java Tutorials, what an exception is, https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/exceptions/definition.html Watch: MOOC.fi Java Programming I, part one, getting started with programming, https://java-programming.mooc.fi/part-1 2. Handling an exception Watch: Javanotes nine, section eight point three, exceptions and try catch, https://math.hws.edu/javanotes/c8/s3.html Watch: The Java Tutorials, catching and handling exceptions, https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/exceptions/catch.html Watch: MOOC.fi Java Programming II, part eleven, exceptions, https://java-programming.mooc.fi/part-11 3. Beyond 210 and 211 Watch: Javanotes nine, section two point six, programming environments, https://math.hws.edu/javanotes/c2/s6.html Watch: The javac reference page in the Java platform documentation, https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/21/docs/specs/man/javac.html Watch: Wikibooks Java Programming, compilation, https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Java_Programming/Compilation 4. Review and takeaways 0:16:27 full edition-its-java-d4bp-practice-methods-and-objects Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:22:27 -0700 1. Question 1 2. Question 2 3. Question 3 4. Question 4 5. Question 5 6. Question 6 7. Question 7 8. Question 8 9. Question 9 10. Question 10 0:18:07 full edition-its-java-d4b-methods-and-objects Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:19:52 -0700 1. Methods Watch: The Java Tutorials, defining methods, https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/javaOO/methods.html Watch: Javanotes nine, chapter four, subroutines, https://math.hws.edu/javanotes/c4/index.html Watch: MOOC.fi Java Programming I, part five, overloading methods and constructors, https://java-programming.mooc.fi/part-5 2. Making objects and using them Watch: The Java Tutorials, creating objects, https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/javaOO/objectcreation.html Watch: The Java Tutorials, using objects, https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/javaOO/usingobject.html Watch: Javanotes nine, section five point one, objects, instance methods and instance variables, https://math.hws.edu/javanotes/c5/s1.html 3. Beyond 210 and 211 Watch: The Java Tutorials, controlling access to the members of a class, https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/javaOO/accesscontrol.html Watch: The Java Tutorials, overriding and hiding methods, https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/IandI/override.html Watch: MOOC.fi Java Programming II, part nine, class inheritance, https://java-programming.mooc.fi/part-9 4. Review and takeaways 0:14:51 full edition-its-java-d4ap-practice-classes-and-data-members Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:18:11 -0700 1. Question 1 2. Question 2 3. Question 3 4. Question 4 5. Question 5 6. Question 6 7. Question 7 8. Question 8 9. Question 9 10. Question 10 0:17:55 full edition-its-java-d4a-classes-and-data-members Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:15:16 -0700 1. Class definitions Watch: MOOC.fi Java Programming I, part four, introduction to object-oriented programming, https://java-programming.mooc.fi/part-4 Watch: Javanotes nine, chapter five, objects and classes, https://math.hws.edu/javanotes/c5/index.html Watch: The Java Tutorials, classes and objects, https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/javaOO/index.html 2. Data members and who can reach them Watch: The Java Tutorials, controlling access to the members of a class, https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/javaOO/accesscontrol.html Watch: The Java Tutorials, class variables and class methods, https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/javaOO/classvars.html Watch: MOOC.fi Java Programming I, part five, objects and references, https://java-programming.mooc.fi/part-5 3. Beyond 210 and 211 Watch: The Java Tutorials, controlling access to the members of a class, https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/javaOO/accesscontrol.html Watch: MOOC.fi Java Programming II, part nine, class inheritance, https://java-programming.mooc.fi/part-9 Watch: Javanotes nine, section five point five, inheritance and polymorphism, https://math.hws.edu/javanotes/c5/s5.html 4. Review and takeaways 0:15:48 full edition-its-java-d3p-practice-flow-control Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:12:58 -0700 1. Question 1 2. Question 2 3. Question 3 4. Question 4 5. Question 5 6. Question 6 7. Question 7 8. Question 8 9. Question 9 10. Question 10 0:16:44 full edition-its-java-d3-flow-control Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:10:30 -0700 1. Objective 3.1, choosing between paths Watch: Oracle Java Tutorials, the if then and if then else statements, https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/if.html Watch: Oracle Java Tutorials, the switch statement, https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/switch.html Watch: MOOC dot fi Java Programming one, part one, conditional statements, https://java-programming.mooc.fi/part-1/6-conditional-statements 2. Objective 3.2, repeating Watch: Oracle Java Tutorials, the while and do while statements, https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/while.html Watch: Oracle Java Tutorials, the for statement, https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/for.html Watch: MOOC dot fi Java Programming one, part two, repeating, https://java-programming.mooc.fi/part-2/2-repeating 3. Review and takeaways 0:12:05 full edition-its-java-d2p-practice-data-types-and-expressions Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:09:09 -0700 1. Question 1 2. Question 2 3. Question 3 4. Question 4 5. Question 5 6. Question 6 7. Question 7 8. Question 8 9. Question 9 10. Question 10 0:17:21 full edition-its-java-d2-data-types-and-expressions Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:06:42 -0700 1. Objective 2.1, the primitive types Watch: Oracle Java Tutorials, primitive data types, https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/datatypes.html Watch: MOOC dot fi Java Programming one, part one, variables, https://java-programming.mooc.fi/part-1/4-variables Watch: Wikibooks Java Programming, primitive types, https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Java_Programming/Primitive_Types 2. Objective 2.2, strings Watch: Oracle Java Tutorials, strings, https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/data/strings.html Watch: MOOC dot fi Java Programming one, part three, using strings, https://java-programming.mooc.fi/part-3/4-using-strings Watch: Javanotes nine, chapter two, programming in the small, https://math.hws.edu/javanotes/c2/index.html 3. Objective 2.3, arrays and lists Watch: Oracle Java Tutorials, arrays, https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/arrays.html Watch: MOOC dot fi Java Programming one, part three, arrays, https://java-programming.mooc.fi/part-3/3-arrays Watch: MOOC dot fi Java Programming one, part three, lists, https://java-programming.mooc.fi/part-3/2-lists 4. Objective 2.4, casting and parsing Watch: Oracle Java Tutorials, converting between numbers and strings, https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/data/converting.html Watch: Oracle Java Tutorials, the number classes, https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/data/numberclasses.html Watch: Javanotes nine, chapter two, programming in the small, https://math.hws.edu/javanotes/c2/index.html 5. Objective 2.5, arithmetic expressions Watch: Oracle Java Tutorials, operators, https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/operators.html Watch: Oracle Java Tutorials, expressions, statements and blocks, https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/expressions.html Watch: MOOC dot fi Java Programming one, part one, calculating, https://java-programming.mooc.fi/part-1/5-calculating 6. Beyond 210 and 211 Watch: Oracle Java Tutorials, autoboxing and unboxing, https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/data/autoboxing.html Watch: Oracle Java Tutorials, formatting numeric output, https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/data/numberformat.html Watch: Javanotes nine, chapter ten, lists, sets and maps, https://math.hws.edu/javanotes/c10/index.html 7. Review and takeaways 0:21:05 full edition-its-java-d1p-practice-fundamentals Fri, 11 Sep 2026 17:30:36 -0700 1. Question 1 2. Question 2 3. Question 3 4. Question 4 5. Question 5 6. Question 6 7. Question 7 8. Question 8 9. Question 9 10. Question 10 0:18:02 full edition-its-java-d1-fundamentals Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:04:08 -0700 1. Objective 1.1, the main method and starting a program Watch: MOOC dot fi Java Programming one, part one, starting programming, https://java-programming.mooc.fi/part-1/1-starting-programming Watch: Oracle Java Tutorials, a closer look at a first application, https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/getStarted/application/index.html Watch: Javanotes nine, chapter two, programming in the small, https://math.hws.edu/javanotes/c2/index.html 2. Objective 1.2, console input and output Watch: MOOC dot fi Java Programming one, part one, printing, https://java-programming.mooc.fi/part-1/2-printing Watch: MOOC dot fi Java Programming one, part one, reading input, https://java-programming.mooc.fi/part-1/3-reading Watch: Javanotes nine, chapter two, programming in the small, https://math.hws.edu/javanotes/c2/index.html 3. Objective 1.3, where a variable can be seen Watch: Oracle Java Tutorials, variables and where they live, https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/variables.html Watch: MOOC dot fi Java Programming one, part one, variables, https://java-programming.mooc.fi/part-1/4-variables Watch: Javanotes nine, chapter four, methods and their variables, https://math.hws.edu/javanotes/c4/index.html 4. Objective 1.4, comments and documentation Watch: Oracle Java Tutorials, documentation comments and the javadoc tool, https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/javaOO/javadoc.html Watch: Wikibooks Java Programming, comment syntax, https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Java_Programming/Syntax/Comments Watch: Wikibooks Java Programming, Javadoc, https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Java_Programming/Javadoc 5. Beyond 210 and 211 Watch: Oracle Java Tutorials, command line arguments, https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/environment/cmdLineArgs.html Watch: Oracle Java Tutorials, documentation comments and the javadoc tool, https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/javaOO/javadoc.html Watch: Wikibooks Java Programming, Javadoc, https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Java_Programming/Javadoc 6. Review and takeaways 0:19:48 full