.NET Certification
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Hi, I've been using C# for about a year now, and I want to do my certification. The first exam is 70-536. I was thinking of buying the MS books that they recommend, but those books didn't help me much the last time. The other exam that I also would like to do is 70-431. Can any one please recommend any good books that I can read, that isn't difficult in reading. I usually buy Wrox books, but it doesn't have to be Wrox books. I hope to hear from someone. Regards, ma se
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Hi, I've been using C# for about a year now, and I want to do my certification. The first exam is 70-536. I was thinking of buying the MS books that they recommend, but those books didn't help me much the last time. The other exam that I also would like to do is 70-431. Can any one please recommend any good books that I can read, that isn't difficult in reading. I usually buy Wrox books, but it doesn't have to be Wrox books. I hope to hear from someone. Regards, ma se
I've found that using something like Transcender is more helpful than reading the books, especially MS recommended books for the exam. The practice tests point to references and explain the answers in most cases.
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Hi, I've been using C# for about a year now, and I want to do my certification. The first exam is 70-536. I was thinking of buying the MS books that they recommend, but those books didn't help me much the last time. The other exam that I also would like to do is 70-431. Can any one please recommend any good books that I can read, that isn't difficult in reading. I usually buy Wrox books, but it doesn't have to be Wrox books. I hope to hear from someone. Regards, ma se
The practice exams really help. For 70-431 I found that the practice exams can be alot harder then the actual exam. Depending on the projects you have worked on you may not have experience with all of the topics covered in the exam. If you can look at the study guide at the official Microsoft site and feel confident that you understand what each of the points are then you probably will not get much out of buying an exam topic book. The exam topic books don't always have alot of depth. The books recemmended on the Microsoft site that describes the exam topics are good but do not cover all the topics on the exam. If you see one that you think you might use after the exam then it is good value, otherwise you might want to consider an exam topic book. I bought the book "MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-431): Microsoft SQL Server(TM) 2005 Implementation and Maintenance" (from Solid Quality Learning). I had been using SQL Server 2005 all year but I had not had hands on experience with all of various back-up strategies etc. The book really helped alot. Also if you can buy a book with a practice exam and an exam voucher then they make up for the price of the book. :)