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Summary: Definitely there are better books
Comment: I think that there are more interesting books about C# and MCP Certification.
The negative points of this books are:
- Are missing a lot of details of the .NET technology
- The sample codes are not complete, only show portions
- It is not enough to take an MCP test
Positive points are:
- It is a great book for introducing the .NET technology
- Contains a lot a sample questions oriented to take the MCP test
As a summary of the .NET technology, it is great!
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Summary: This book is very useful
Comment: I used this book for my MCSD test. I found this book is very useful and I got a very high score in my test.
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Summary: There's gotta be something better than this...
Comment: This book only lightly touches on each exam requirement; there is very little depth. It is especially weak in the topics of ADO.NET, security, and testing/debugging. To prepare for the exam, I rolled my eyes, muttered "get it together, Microsoft" under my breath, and just used this book as an outline.
The bulk of my training came from the MSDN documentation, "ADO.NET Core Reference" (ISBN 0-7356-1423-7) by David Sceppa, and "Programming Visual Basic .NET" (ISBN 0-7356-1375-3) by Francesco Balena.
Also, for practice exams, try www.BrainBench.com. They sometimes have promotions for free exams, and the questions are MUCH harder than the actual Microsoft exams (although the objectives are not the same).
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Summary: Typical Microsoft Manuals
Comment: If you are EXCELLENT at reading Japanese stereo instructions and can put together children's toys by following the instructions LETTER FOR LETTER, this set is a great resource.
It is geared specifically at test passing. I bought the entire set, and have been writing VB code since 1993 and v3.0, and read through the first book. At that point, I paid $7175.00 to a training school (not a bootcamp, that's cheating) to learn how to use .NET right. Now that I have had a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer explain the "Microsoft Lingo" in real english, it all makes sense and I can read along with the book.
However, if Chinese Long Division is not your cup of tea, I would suggest you start with something written in English!
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Summary: Passed (70-306), but not because of this book....
Comment: This book did not contain nearly enough information to pass the exam, nor do I think it should. If you want to pass the exam, DEVELOP APPLICATIONS, and practice! To pass the exam you will need to be comfortable with all the topics covered in this book and expand your knowledge in each area using MSDN. The only real way to get a good grasp on the topics covered in this book is to use VB.NET and do a lot of coding.
Nothing wrong with the content, but you will need much more to pass the exam. Code, code, code.....
Good Luck!
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