MCAD/MCSD Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft® .NET Core Requirements, Exams 70-305/70-315, 70-306/70-316, 70-310/70-320, and 70-300: Microsoft ... 70-310/70-320, and 70-300 (Pro-Certification)
MCAD/MCSD Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft® .NET Core Requirements, Exams 70-305/70-315, 70-306/70-316, 70-310/70-320, and 70-300: Microsoft ... 70-310/70-320, and 70-300 (Pro-Certification) by Microsoft Corporation
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Number of Pages:
- 2704
- ISBN:
- 0735619255
- Product Group:
- book
- Publisher:
- MICROSOFT PRESS
- Publication Date:
- May 1, 2003
- BooksForGeeks.com ID:
- 4066
Great resources, excellent value. Get in-depth training and practice with the skills measured by the core exams for MCAD or MCSD certificationall in one box. Covering Exams 70-300, 70-305/70-315, 70-306/70-316, and 70-310/70-320, these four official Microsoft study guides encompass both language specialtiesMicrosoft Visual Basic© .NET and Microsoft Visual C# .NETfor both the MCAD and MCSD exam tracks. Work at your own pace through each bookTs lessons and hands-on exercises and apply your new expertise to an evaluation version of Microsoft Visual Studio© .NET Professional software, included free with this set. You can assess your progress and sharpen your test-taking skills using the enhanced practice exams on CD. As you gain practical experience defining solution architecture, building Microsoft Windows© applications, and developing XML Web services and applications for Microsoft .NET, youTre also preparing for MCAD and MCSD certification.FeatureProduct FeaturesTechnical detailsCompatible operating systemsMicrosoft Windows 2000
Reviews for MCAD/MCSD Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft® .NET Core Requirements, Exams 70-305/70-315, 70-306/70-316, 70-310/70-320, and 70-300: Microsoft ... 70-310/70-320, and 70-300 (Pro-Certification)
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4 books with a time limited copy of Visual Studio 2003 and the code from the books.
Rated out of 5 stars, November 12th, 2007
Very good set that must be supplemented with practice questions.
My set has 2 second edition books that I cannot fault (they were Web Forms and Windows Forms). The other 2 books (XML Web Services and Project Analysis) were first editions.
In the first edition books I found the C# code samples to have missing declarations and missing "using" statements. There were other typos too. In many cases I had to look at the VB code to locate missing lines. I'm guessing that the C# code was ported from the VB code.
If you are doing the VB exams, take my rating to be 5 stars.
I have passed all the exams here but recommend that, like me, you find as many practice questions as you can. -
Disapointed!
Rated out of 5 stars, July 12rd, 2005
I bought this Kit for the MCSD exams but I was disapointed with the content. I was expecting far more information and better presentation, especially from a book that is recommended by Microsoft. It will by no means be enough for you to pass the exams so I'd recommend instead of spending around £100 to get this Kit, buy a few good quality books on each subject. It might come a bit more expensive, but you stand more chances of passing this way. -
Not up to par and not for C# developers
Rated out of 5 stars, November 12th, 2004
I am a profesional C# developer and holds a master degree in computer science. I bought the set not to learn to program, but becaurse of my employers certification policy. However I never came past page 150 in the Web applications book. The problem with this set is as follows:
1.) The books seem to be written by a Visual Basic programmer. An example: The author several places talkes of "Friend classes" omitting the C# frase "internal class".
2.) The C# classes are missing whole methods, - methods wich are present in the Visual Basic listings.
3.) The C# code is right out faulty several places.In the end I couldn't bear it anymore and returned the whole set. There are better books out there, like the books written by Amit Kalani.
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Good for certification
Rated out of 5 stars, August 12st, 2004
I have used these books plus some practice exams to pass certification. For this end they are perfectly sufficient. It is true that they are not as in-depth as the free documentation but the documentation is difficult to navigate around. The layout in these books is excellent for speed-reading/skimming/revising the night before an exam. These books will never be far from my desktop if only to fend off trivial questions from colleagues. I don't plan to buy any other .NET books now but to rely upon Google and MSDN. -
Not Enough
Rated out of 5 stars, November 12th, 2003
Though the books cover the topics, but not in sufficient detail. Cover the same topics in detail from MSDN library as well for success.Use the books and tests on CD as guide line for further study