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MCSD Visual Studio 6.0 Track to be discontinued June 30 2004
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| I just checked the Microsoft site and discovered that the VS 6.0 track will
be discontinued exactly one year from today. I am still preparing for the
VC++ desktop exam which I plan to sit within the next two months. Am I
right in thinking the certification will not expire although the exam will?
There's still a lot of people programming in VC++ 6.0 out there so it's a
pity the exam is being retired soon. There's no VC++ exam in the .net
track. Maybe Microsoft will change that?
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| Kline Sphere 2003-06-30, 6:23 am |
| >I just checked the Microsoft site and discovered that the VS 6.0 track will
>be discontinued exactly one year from today. I am still preparing for the
>VC++ desktop exam which I plan to sit within the next two months. Am I
>right in thinking the certification will not expire although the exam will?
Yes, until microsoft change their mind!
>There's still a lot of people programming in VC++ 6.0 out there so it's a
>pity the exam is being retired soon.
Very true.
>There's no VC++ exam in the .net
>track. Maybe Microsoft will change that?
It's a shame for the few VC people, but as Microsoft are just
interested in numbers, don't hold your breath.
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| PJ Lee 2003-06-30, 6:23 am |
| It wont matter, because there will still be truck loads of software writtern
in VB6 and VC++ 6 in 12 months time.
Alot of ISVs still draft and propose new solutions using VB6 and/or VC++
Your VC++ skills will remain in high demand for some time to come, so relax
"Kline Sphere" <T> wrote in message
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> >I just checked the Microsoft site and discovered that the VS 6.0 track
will
> >be discontinued exactly one year from today. I am still preparing for
the
> >VC++ desktop exam which I plan to sit within the next two months. Am I
> >right in thinking the certification will not expire although the exam
will?
>
> Yes, until microsoft change their mind!
>
> >There's still a lot of people programming in VC++ 6.0 out there so it's a
> >pity the exam is being retired soon.
>
> Very true.
>
> >There's no VC++ exam in the .net
> >track. Maybe Microsoft will change that?
>
> It's a shame for the few VC people, but as Microsoft are just
> interested in numbers, don't hold your breath.
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| PJ Lee 2003-06-30, 6:23 am |
| Oops...
The reply was intended for the original poster.
Damn fingers... :-)
regards,
Pete
"PJ Lee" <pjl@nospamhotmail.com> wrote in message
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> It wont matter, because there will still be truck loads of software
writtern
> in VB6 and VC++ 6 in 12 months time.
> Alot of ISVs still draft and propose new solutions using VB6 and/or VC++
>
> Your VC++ skills will remain in high demand for some time to come, so
relax
>
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>
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> "Kline Sphere" <T> wrote in message
> news:1b40gv4v1dj1v73tp03rsvsu7
9micidiuq@4ax.com...
> > >I just checked the Microsoft site and discovered that the VS 6.0 track
> will
> > >be discontinued exactly one year from today. I am still preparing for
> the
> > >VC++ desktop exam which I plan to sit within the next two months. Am I
> > >right in thinking the certification will not expire although the exam
> will?
> >
> > Yes, until microsoft change their mind!
> >
> > >There's still a lot of people programming in VC++ 6.0 out there so it's
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or=darkred]
> > >pity the exam is being retired soon.
> >
> > Very true.
> >
> > >There's no VC++ exam in the .net
> > >track. Maybe Microsoft will change that?
> >
> > It's a shame for the few VC people, but as Microsoft are just
> > interested in numbers, don't hold your breath.
>
>[/color]
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| Kline Sphere 2003-06-30, 7:23 am |
| >Oops...
>The reply was intended for the original poster.
>Damn fingers... :-)
No worries!
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| Kline Sphere 2003-06-30, 7:23 am |
| >It wont matter, because there will still be truck loads of software writtern
>in VB6 and VC++ 6 in 12 months time.
And beyond...
>Alot of ISVs still draft and propose new solutions using VB6 and/or VC++
Absolutely and why not. Nothing that can be done with dot net cannot
be done in C++. For me C++ the best, even with is none object
oriented exception handling.
>Your VC++ skills will remain in high demand for some time to come, so relax
Too true.
I'm very relaxed....
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| Steven Ross 2003-06-30, 11:23 am |
| My question is what about the MCSD VS 6 track? I no longer see this option
on their website? Even if we complete the tests, will we achieve MCSD
status? Or, are we forced to go .NET for that?
TIA,
--
Steven Ross
Applications Developer Lead
sross11@greatvine.net
"Jake" <j.ignatius@biscit.biz> wrote in message
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> I just checked the Microsoft site and discovered that the VS 6.0 track
will
> be discontinued exactly one year from today. I am still preparing for the
> VC++ desktop exam which I plan to sit within the next two months. Am I
> right in thinking the certification will not expire although the exam
will?
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| MCSD on VS6 is still on the MS website, but you have to go
look for it. Select 'Search for an exam' on this page:
http://www.microsoft.com/traincert/mcpexams/default.asp
You will find that MCSD on VS6 is still available.
>-----Original Message-----
>My question is what about the MCSD VS 6 track? I no
longer see this option
>on their website? Even if we complete the tests, will we
achieve MCSD
>status? Or, are we forced to go .NET for that?
>
>TIA,
>--
>Steven Ross
>Applications Developer Lead
>sross11@greatvine.net
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>"Jake" <j.ignatius@biscit.biz> wrote in message
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>> I just checked the Microsoft site and discovered that
the VS 6.0 track
>will
>> be discontinued exactly one year from today. I am
still preparing for the
>> VC++ desktop exam which I plan to sit within the next
two months. Am I
>> right in thinking the certification will not expire
although the exam
>will?
>
>
>
>.
>
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| Kline Sphere 2003-07-02, 7:23 am |
| >Even if we complete the tests, will we achieve MCSD
>status?
Yes.
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| Cindy Winegarden 2003-07-04, 8:48 am |
| http://www.microsoft.com/traincert/...quirements.asp.
You can achieve MCSD status using the VS6 exams until June 30, 2004 when the
exams are retired. After that you will not lose your certifications but no
new certifications will be awarded based on those exams.
--
Cindy Winegarden MCSD, Microsoft Visual FoxPro MVP
cindy.winegarden@mvps.org, www.cindywinegarden.com
"Steven Ross" <sross11@greatvine.net> wrote in message
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> My question is what about the MCSD VS 6 track? I no longer see this
option
> on their website? Even if we complete the tests, will we achieve MCSD
> status? Or, are we forced to go .NET for that?
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