Re: Word to the wise!

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From: Sean (Sean_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/10/05 

Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2005 20:53:03 -0800

I agree to a point. I am currently making an application for myself so that I
will have hands on experience and its helping me understand greatly what I
have been reading HOWEVER....in most cases I would have no clue what to look
for, what I could do etc without reading the books. That said, I wish I just
got behind the machine a little sooner.

And now that I got drag and drop to work and connected to an excel file with
a query..its break time!

"Rob Labbe (Lowney)" wrote:

> Honestly folks, there is not a book you can buy that will replace
> experience.
>
> The exams all state that they are targeted at folks with real experience.
> What if you don't have it? then do your best to come up with some
> application ideas, call a local charity and build a new business system for
> them.... Most of all, play, explore, learn.
>
>
> --
> Rob Labbé, MCP, MCAD, MCSD, MCT
> Lead Architect/Trainer
> Fidelis
>
> Blog: http://spaces.msn.com/members/roblabbe
>
> "SagaBoi17" <SagaBoi17@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5D3F777F-D93A-48A7-B2F9-3BF6E64A67D0@microsoft.com...
> > So what books/ authors would you recommend to help pass the exam?
> >
> > "Sean" wrote:
> >
> >> I had to learn the hard way....
> >>
> >> Rush out and get yourself a book with MCAD/MCSD on it with questions in
> >> the
> >> back and you think that is all you need to study..do well in school,
> >> pretty
> >> sharp think you can knock this out....be careful.
> >>
> >> The questions in the books are very hard and sometimes cover things not
> >> in
> >> the book. The CD's in the books cover other questions not in the book and
> >> are
> >> equally as hard. You end up thinking its just the publishers questions
> >> only
> >> to find out that the exam is formated just as the questions in the book
> >> are.
> >> So you run out and get 3 books that cover .net topics you need to know in
> >> general and then take yet another mock up exams only to find they asked
> >> you
> >> questions from mars so you go research it only to find the questions are
> >> correct.
> >>
> >> In short, these exams are a B*TCH! Had I known I wouldnt have even
> >> started
> >> but now I feel like its a waste to not at the very least pass one exam
>
>
>

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