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Is it worth it to get MS Certified?

How important is it to get a MCPD, MCTS, etc? What is the best way to get certified? ...

Microsoft Certification Exams

Not a very 'techy' question but certainly relevant in our field. What are your oppinions on them? Are they valuable or have they lost their meaning with all the readily available cramming / braindump tools out there. I'm curious as both my previous and current employer wants the developers to sit these exams. Although I'm sure they woul...

What are the best resources to get MS developer Certification?

I've just started working on my 2nd job out of university and my new employer has offered to pay for the resources and the tests to get me some certifications. Although most of the companies software is written in Java I'm pretty much the only .Net developer and they mean to keep me as a .Net devloper. I've looked into getting .Net 3.5...

Visual Studio Express Edition to get a MCTS Certification?

I'll teach in a 3 month course about the basis of .NET Framework, do you think that the Visual Studio Express Edition (both C# and Web development) are sufficient for learning or I need to buy a complete edition license for each guy involved (actually an EDU edition)? ...

What are the best resources for preparing for a MCTS exam?

I am considering taking the MCTS exam (employer will pay) with the intention of gaining a core understanding of the .NET framework. Also, I plan to take the C# version. What are the best preparation resources. (I am not interested in brain dumps, as my goal is to learn, not just pass) ...

Are MCTS certifications worth the bother?

The question is pretty simple - could MCTS certifications make a difference in my professional career? I am studying for exam 70-536, the book is painful but pretty straightforward (I went through the book twice - now I am doing it for the third time on the new edition supposed to be better) but the test simulation is brutal - you easil...

For what kind of applications do you use CAS .net security features?

I'm currently reading for the mcts exam and struggle a little with the chapters on security. How common is it to use the CAS-features? For what kind of application is it used? I can't say that I have missed the opportunities this system provides when developing native applications. Is this kind of security more important for managed app...

How do you explain type forwarding in simple terms ??

I am preparing for MCTS 70-536, after reading this article. I am not 100% sure I understand the concept of typeforwarding. I find the steps given in the article even more confusing. Whats the deal if I am copying the sourcecode of type to be forwarded and recompiling it. What happens with old dll and the client ?? ...

Opinions: MCPD - Windows Developer certification - anybody who has taken either the 070-548 or the 070-563 Pro exams?

I'm looking for some insight from those who have taken either of the Pro MCPD Windows Developer exams (70-548 for 2.0, 70-563 for 3.5). I've got the prereqs out of the way to take the 563 and picked up the 548 training kit (since there isn't a 563 one). Any advice you can offer? Insights into the approach of the exam; suggested study ...

MCTS 70-536 Braindumps

Where can I find worth while braindumps (questions and answers) for MCTS exam 70-536? ...

Which Microsoft certification Path

I completed ASP.NET 2.0 web development and WPF 3.5 certification. Next I'm planning to do certification in webservices. Which one is best among 529 (distr apps) and 503 (wcf)? Between 2.0 / 3.5 which is best for career growth and jobs? ...

Exception caused by AppDomain when it shouldn't?

I am working on my MCTS and currently studying the AppDomain functionality. But I am running into something unclear. AppDomain should be capturing Exception and allow the domain to safely unload. (With the possible exception of the StackOverflowException as suggested elsewhere) AppDomainSetup setup = new AppDomainSetup(); setup.Applicat...

mcts 70-431 exam

i wish to give MCTS 70-431 exam which is SQL Server 2005 Implementation & Maintenance. I have not so many days left with me hence i am giving this exam as the exam would be sponsered by my company. If i had much time i would rather go for mcts in .net 3.5.(Web based) My question. if i give mcts 70-431 and i pass. Is it possible for me t...

MCTS programming language and cheating

Hi 1- Can I select programming language in the exam or I will be forced to learn both VB and C#? 2- Does MS consider testking as cheating. 2- Why testking is considered cheating in some communities? what is the difference between testking and practice exams. Thanks ...

C# - MCTS - Create a generic linked list class to create a chain of objects

Hi folks, please explain what this task is about? "create a generic linked list class that enables us to create a chain objects of different types." Do we need to create a class of type linkedlist and implement list interface? class LinkedList<T>:IList<T> { //implement interface methods here? } Please give example. TIA ...

Sef-packed training kit practice tests

Hi I have a book called .Net framework 2.0 application development foundation, self-packed training kit by Tony Northup and Shawn wildermuth. the book CD contains practice tests, Can I rely on this CD to take the exam, or it will be just like the book itself, a wast of money? someone rely on it and success? I am not talking about mem...

MCTS Training Kit

Hello every one. Can any one tell me where can I find "MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-515): Microsoft .NET Framework 4 – Web Applications Development" book for download. Thanks ...

Resource for Microsoft beta certification exam 71-515 Web Applications Development with Microsoft .NET Framework 4

I am looking for good resources to study this beta exam. Until now the best I have found is this list of post gathering links covering the topics. These are mainly MSDN documentation links and is not always ideal to face the exam. Do you have any resource/tests to train against the corresponding 3.5 exam? is it the 70-528? Any help/adv...

OnSeralized do work with SoapFormatter

Hi .Net Application Development foundation by Northup, I cannot find a errata related to this, but when I try use SoapFormatter with OnSerialzed attribute it works fine, while the book is saying on first paragraph on page 308, that this attribute works only with BinaryFormatter. How do u explain? I suspect that the problem is related ...

Revision Materals, other than book, for MCTS 70-536 Exam

Does anyone have any recommendations on revision materials for the MCTS 70-536 exam other than the monstrosity that is the official book? I am finding it very difficult to absorb the amount of information in the book in such a passive way (i.e just reading) it's not going in. My current approach has been to use the practise tests and m...