MCSD - Need updates of MCSD in VC++

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Need updates of MCSD in VC++

Meshanu

2003-05-15, 1:56 am

Hi everyone
I need to have update of MCSD in VC++.
Is this exam available now .
what is better to do MCSD in .net or in VC++
I have very strong base in VB

LittleRicky

2003-05-18, 6:59 pm

You're probably better off getting your cert in .NET - it's the next generatio of technology as opposed to the last generation. Everybody's trying to figure out whether getting a cert is worth the trouble at all. But if you get one - it's gotta be better if it's current...that just makes sense.

fmusick

2003-07-17, 12:57 am

MS is actually putting the 6.0 exams on ice in June 2004. I can't say what the .NET exams are on (haven't sat one yet) but if I had to guess VB.NET has quite a few improvements, they'd probably ask about them. The Server Explorer streamlines a lot of stuff. The DataSet will probably make an appearance (Recordsets have been replaced). RDO - gone. Oh, and try... catch (yep, the java exception handling), forget that onerror... code. As for deployment, the Packaging Wizard is gone but deployment has been totally revamped.

Uwe

2003-09-05, 11:14 am

I took the 70-016 the old test ,but all many questions were from the website
www.mcsebraindumps..but the testking from april..is too old ..only 5 questions from this .I have 534 points...i passed

uwe

Wayward Son

2003-09-05, 5:20 pm

I agree, if you're going to get certified you might as well do the new ones.

As for C++, if you don't already know C/C++ programming, it's a much more difficult thing to learn than VB.

In either case, you'll have plenty of new stuff to learn. Since you say you're strong in VB, it makes sense to go with VB.NET. The core language is largely the same, but there are changes, and you have the whole .NET Framework to get up to speed on.

I highly recommend getting "Programming Microsoft Visual Basic .NET" by Balena, ISBN 0-7356-1375-3

If you learn what's in this book you will be able to pass 70-305, 70-306 and possibly 70-310. I think it's THE VB.NET book to get. There's some stuff that it still doesn't cover. He does deal with security in ASP.NET code, but ignores it for Windows apps, prolly not a big deal. He also does not touch on .NET Remoting at all. Overall, I'd highly recommend anyone doing MCAD or MCSD .NET in VB.NET to get & read this book. I have not found a C# book that is comparable.

However, it is quite thorough, both broad & deep. It is not a VB tutorial, the author expects the reader to know some programming, VB6 in particular. He even included a copy of his own VB6 book on the CD for any who need it. So a total newbie to VB programming would likely need a VB.NET Step by Step book or some such to the grounding in language constructs, or spend some time in Balena's VB6 book on the CD first.

DivxGuy

2003-09-27, 2:23 am

FYI Visual C++ is the last Microsoft tool that will generate native code executables.

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