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Summary: Great as a Refresher
Comment: This is an excellent reference if you want to quickly brush up the topics for the exam. If you do not have hands-on experience in ASP.NET, I would suggest the Training Guide by the same author. I used the training guide initially and then used this as a quick refresher. The practice exams were excellent. They had a few questions on ADO.NET, XML and Security which were not covered in either book. I used MSDN/www.codeclinic.com (esp. for ADO.NET, Security and XML) as a supplement. Transcender was very helpful too. Overall a great CRAM book for 70-315.
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Summary: Exactly what you need, not an iota more
Comment: This book provides excellent preparation for 70-315. It's a very fast read because it only covers exactly what you need to pass the exam.
Each chapter is oriented around one of the stated exam objectives. Illustrative, simple examples are included in many of the chapters. The examples are particularly useful when covering a topic that requires more space than is available in an Exam Cram book.
I highly recommend answering the "test prep" questions at the end of every chapter as well as taking at least one of the two included exams. The questions were great preparation for the questions on the real exam.
Except for the occasional reference to MSDN this book is the only one I used to study for the exam and passed it within 3 weeks of starting the book. I highly recommend it.
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Summary: Not so hot, badly worded questions
Comment: This book tries to be an "exam cram" but ends up being a badly abridged version of the massive Training Guide (ISBN 0789728222). There are page-consuming examples that don't add much, and yet key facts are missing. These facts do surface in the Exam Prep Questions, which at least informs the reader that they need to go research that topic, but those points should appear in the text. Questions are often badly worded; their intent is only explained by reading the answers.
The authors should consider a re-write. Cut useless examples. Include code snippets with the minimum required context instead of the full "Create a new solution, add a page named blah, add these 5 controls..." Tighten up the prose; make it clear and concise for easy review. Cut the fluff, not the facts.
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Summary: Not so bright
Comment: I couldn't resist to write my review of this book.
Pros:
- Excellent review of exam topics
- Excellent intro to the exam, and to start the preparation
Cons:
- Even some questions from book do not get answeres with it's content
- Required much more "in-dept" knowladge in order to pass the exam
I have many years of experience in this area, and without them, it wouldn't be possible to pass exam, at least for me. The book should be enough if you worked a lot with C# web programming. Otherwise, MSDN, secondary book, and/or a lot of practice can help out...
I would recommend this book of course, but in case you are starter in .Net or web development, I would suggest some secondary help to.
As any other book of this type, and good advice, any previous experience with .Net and C# is welcome.
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Summary: Great Study Guide
Comment: I pass my exam this saturday 5/March only reading this book and material on MSDN site. Of course I think you need some practice and I suggest this (...)
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