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| Karthik K 2002-10-22, 4:23 am |
| Hi
I am planning to take MCSD in VB6 Is it useful to take this exam now? or
should i have to take the .NET exams. please post in your thoughts
Thanks
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Karthik K
Good, better, best. Never rest Until good be better And better best
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| "Karthik K" <Karthik@eshakti.com> wrote in message
news:#pYKtqaeCHA.1796@tkmsftngp12...
> I am planning to take MCSD in VB6 Is it useful to take this exam now?
or
> should i have to take the .NET exams. please post in your thoughts
There's going to be a ton of VB6 code in development for years, so I think
it still covers useful skills.
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| Steven Szabo 2002-10-23, 6:23 am |
| "Karthik K" <Karthik@eshakti.com> wrote in message news:<#pYKtqaeCHA.1796@tkmsftngp12>...
> Hi
> I am planning to take MCSD in VB6 Is it useful to take this exam now? or
> should i have to take the .NET exams. please post in your thoughts
>
> Thanks
You realize that the market value of an exam doesn't depend on the
"coolness" level of the technology that's being covered, rather on the
demand it helps to fulfill.
In my experience if there is no explicit demand on the job (ie from
your boss) it is generally worthless: it will not get you a job nor a
promotion, and in general has little bearing on your career. If your
boss on the other hand tells you that it's a great idea because it is
needed for a new important project that involves let's say a
transition to .NET, then your cert can become serious busineess with
potential advantages and pitfalls:
1) He will probably pay for an approved track of classes and exams, so
generally you dont get to choose between 6.0 or .NET.
2) It will count during your performance review. But only as a
footnote, and only if the related project is a success. If not, you
are in deep trouble because now your classes and downtime are marked
in red ink on your manager's balancesheet.
3) If your effort will actually generate revenue, you will strenghthen
your position in the group and possibly get a lot of perks like free
tickets to tradeshows and conferences, budget to buy related software,
training material, authority to mentor entry level people etc.
The only cert that I know which can get you a serious career-boost and
mega-bucks on its own is CCIE. The catch 22: you can't get it unless
you have heavy duty on the job experience.
Hope this helped.
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| Steven Szabo 2002-10-23, 6:23 am |
| "Karthik K" <Karthik@eshakti.com> wrote in message news:<#pYKtqaeCHA.1796@tkmsftngp12>...
> Hi
> I am planning to take MCSD in VB6 Is it useful to take this exam now? or
> should i have to take the .NET exams. please post in your thoughts
>
> Thanks
You realize that the market value of an exam doesn't depend on the
"coolness" level of the technology that's being covered, rather on the
demand it helps to fulfill.
In my experience if there is no explicit demand on the job (ie from
your boss) it is generally worthless: it will not get you a job nor a
promotion, and in general has little bearing on your career. If your
boss on the other hand tells you that it's a great idea because it is
needed for a new important project that involves let's say a
transition to .NET, then your cert can become serious busineess with
potential advantages and pitfalls:
1) He will probably pay for an approved track of classes and exams, so
generally you dont get to choose between 6.0 or .NET.
2) It will count during your performance review. But only as a
footnote, and only if the related project is a success. If not, you
are in deep trouble because now your classes and downtime are marked
in red ink on your manager's balancesheet.
3) If your effort will actually generate revenue, you will strenghthen
your position in the group and possibly get a lot of perks like free
tickets to tradeshows and conferences, budget to buy related software,
training material, authority to mentor entry level people etc.
The only cert that I know which can get you a serious career-boost and
mega-bucks on its own is CCIE. The catch 22: you can't get it unless
you have heavy duty on the job experience.
Hope this helped.
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| Davin Mickelson 2002-10-23, 11:23 am |
| My opinion.
I think it's be best for you to go toward the .NET exams.
These exams contain more real world skills for today's technologies. For
example, people don't use the Package and Deployment Wizard in VB6 any more.
We now have the Windows Installer technology.
Flat out, you'll end up taking the .NET exams in the future any way. I
always suggest going for the latest version. Why take twice as many exams?
They're not cheap and they take precious time to prepare for them.
VB6 will not be supported by Microsoft in a few years (2005 or 2006?). .NET
will be here much longer.
Best of luck to you.
Davin Mickelson
MCP+SB, MCAD (C#), MCSD (VS6)
"Karthik K" <Karthik@eshakti.com> wrote in message
news:#pYKtqaeCHA.1796@tkmsftngp12...
> Hi
> I am planning to take MCSD in VB6 Is it useful to take this exam now?
or
> should i have to take the .NET exams. please post in your thoughts
>
> Thanks
> --
> Karthik K
> Good, better, best. Never rest Until good be better And better best
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| Karthik K 2002-10-24, 5:23 am |
| thanks for your replies.
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Karthik K
Good, better, best. Never rest Until good be better And better best
"Karthik K" <Karthik@eshakti.com> wrote in message
news:#pYKtqaeCHA.1796@tkmsftngp12...
> Hi
> I am planning to take MCSD in VB6 Is it useful to take this exam now?
or
> should i have to take the .NET exams. please post in your thoughts
>
> Thanks
> --
> Karthik K
> Good, better, best. Never rest Until good be better And better best
>
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