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Summary: Multi-Purposed Training Package
Comment: For a purpose built training kit, the MCTS serves it's purpose as a reference book quite well, not only giving examples of What and How to perform tasks, The MCTS Training Kit has exam based questions show you can see where many common mistakes can be made. The lack of "Real World" examples can be forgiven, given that most developers are after a code snippet, rather than how to re-design the wheel.
A good all-rounder, a must for anyone wishing to further their skills.
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Summary: good book / big subject
Comment: I am really not sure if anybody could make this book better or easier to read. It is fairly easy to follow; the problem is that there is just a lot of material to go through here. Many of which is probably not appliciable to most programmers BUT apparently is all applicable to the exam, which is why you bought the book, right?
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Summary: Excelente material
Comment: Achei realmente um excelente guia de estudos, com muito exercícios e um ótimo simulador de provas, customizável.
O livro é bem organizado e segue a risca o conteúdo da prova. Estou gostando muito. Eu recomendo.
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Summary: Good Start, Nice Bonuses... Not Quite Enough On Its Own
Comment: I used this book as my initial source of preparation for the 70-536 and would recommend it not only for the content, but also for the perks the book contains which include a MeasureUp practice test, a 15% off voucher for any Microsoft Certification exam (expires 2010), and a 90-day trial of Visual Studio 2005 for the few readers who would need it.
The book itself does a good job of introducing though not comprehensively explaining each subject area covered by the test. I felt that some of the content was more instructional filler than study guide (e.g. sections such as "What Is Inheritance?" or the verbose "Case Scenarios" which I just skipped over) but all in all I'd say the book is a pretty handy resource.
After having taken the test, I can't recall a question pertaining to a class or concept that this text didn't at least introduce you to.
That said, I wouldn't rely on the book alone in preparing for the test. As mentioned, the book is a good introduction, but I'd highly recommend using the included practice tests and even supplimentary tests (like those from Transcender) to identify any weak areas requiring deeper study.
I personally used the book, its test, and the Transcender tests and Google as preparation material. On the day of the test, it took an hour of answering questions and some pretty fervent prayer, but I was able to pass the exam quite comfortably on my first attempt.
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Summary: I passed the exam using this book
Comment: I used this book as my primary resource for the exam, backed up with a transcender for additional practice tests. I passed the exam on the first attempt. Based on that, I'll rate it as 4 stars (more like 3.5).
Yes there are errors - so make sure to get the errata. Do the practice tests on the CD (several times!). I can't imagine not using this book, given that it's the only one at present. If you look at the exam topics on the MS web-site, you could spend weeks or months on MSDN chasing down the relevant information. This book brings it together in one place, and avoids you spending loads of time on irrelevant topics. I think the book covers just enough to get you through the exam - provided you know the content very well. This is not an easy exam.
As for a general .NET book, the various chapters provide a useful introduction to each topic, but don't go into that much depth - just enough for the exam. Part of the issue is the exam covers a very wide range of topics, so it's difficult to go into much more depth without making the book 2,000 pages long.
At the end of the day, it got me through the exam, which is ultimately what matters.
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