Re: Just starting -- MCPD vs. MCSD

December 31, 2005

lol I think you are right, it is only 5 exams. :-) Thanks for pointing that
out, and if you have something else worth studying for in the mean time,
then I'd say to wait too. :) Good luck!!!

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<heybrakywacky@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> My understanding (from Microsoft's site) is that for the MCPD: EAD, You
> have to take the four tests which make up the three MCTS certs, then
> 70-549, making for only five exams.
>
> I think I'm going to end up waiting it out to do the MCPD from scratch.
> I already have a reasonable bounty of .NET Framework 1.1 professional
> experience on my resume, which makes getting the MCSD end up being more
> for posterity. I think I have enough other things that I want to be
> studying in addition to cert studying, which I can jump into now, while
> I wait for the new cert tests and materials to solidify. I figure by
> the time I get through "Refactoring to Patterns" and "Test-Driven
> Development in Microsoft .NET," I'll just start into "Pro C# 2005 and
> the .NET 2.0 Platform" if there still aren't cert-driven material
> packages out, and I'll augment my knowledge later for getting
> certified.
>
> Thanks, all, for weighing in.
>
> Kevin
>


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