RE: Visual Studio 2005 and certification

To further add to my earlier posts on this subject, Iam quoting here ad
verbum, the email I received from a MS contact.

"MSL is committed to our existing MCAD/MCSD's. An upgrade path will be
provided into the new .NET 2.0/Visual Studio 2005 certifications that takes
into account the skills MCAD/MCSD's have already proved. We recommend you
continue to work toward the currently existing credentials; these will serve
you well when Visual Studio 2005 comes out."



"Raja" wrote:

> VS 2005 is officially to be released in the week of Nov 7th of this year.
>
> Earlier, VS2K5 was to be released in summer and therfore the MS guy in a
> webcast told me that the beta versions of the 2.0 exams would be released by
> the end of the year. Since VS2K5's official release is now in Nov, I would
> expect the betas for the exams to be out by Feb of next year. Also, there
> would be an upgrade path for existing MCAD/MCSD's (which makes all the more
> sense to do the exams now & go for the upgrade path rather than waiting for
> them to be released next year !)
>
> As for the difference between .Net 1.X and 2.0, while calling them radical
> would be a subjecitve thing, there are definitely some major changes - 60 new
> controls added in Asp.net, new features in C# - Generics, partial classes
> etc.
>
> "Sean" wrote:
>
> > After a release such as .NET 2.0 about how long does it take before the exams
> > change?
> >
> > I dont plan to stop studying for certification becuae of any change. I am
> > just wondering how much longer the current versions of certifications will be
> > rock solid. Seems to me not a radical difference between 2.0 and 1.xx other
> > then maybe XAML.
> >
> > Also...when is VS 2005 scheduled for offical release?
.

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