I took it last year in C++ and this year in Java again (the higher level test). Considering I never really took the effort to learn Java, I'd say the test is pretty language independent. The syntax for the two are nearly identical and the only place where it matters is in the Java standard classes, which have their syntax included in the test. So anyone who knows what a for loop is should do just fine if they have the time to flip through the reference handout they give you. Most of the material in the AB test was on data structure and method effiency, rather than implementation.
I've took the A exam in C++ last year and the AB exam in Java this year. There are huge differences between the two. This is probably because one is the more advanced test, but this years test was way more heavily concept-based. Nearly everything was on data structures and method efficiency where as last year was very basic coding techniques. The Java test was also way more heavily object oriented than the C++ test. The C++ test's college board created AP classes were replaced with standard Java classes in this years test. Much better if you ask me, especially with the handy orange booklet they give you that outlines the methods and classes that are tested.
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I took it last year in C++ and this year in Java again (the higher level test). Considering I never really took the effort to learn Java, I'd say the test is pretty language independent. The syntax for the two are nearly identical and the only place where it matters is in the Java standard classes, which have their syntax included in the test. So anyone who knows what a for loop is should do just fine if they have the time to flip through the reference handout they give you. Most of the material in the AB test was on data structure and method effiency, rather than implementation.
I've took the A exam in C++ last year and the AB exam in Java this year. There are huge differences between the two. This is probably because one is the more advanced test, but this years test was way more heavily concept-based. Nearly everything was on data structures and method efficiency where as last year was very basic coding techniques. The Java test was also way more heavily object oriented than the C++ test. The C++ test's college board created AP classes were replaced with standard Java classes in this years test. Much better if you ask me, especially with the handy orange booklet they give you that outlines the methods and classes that are tested.