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Should be enough for passing the exam - 2005-09-02
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I'd just like to say something. I finished reading this book from the very beginning a week ago to the very end this morning, and passed the exam with a score of 940 this afternoon. I don't know any other exam prep book for the same exam.

- Admittedly, the book is pretty shallow: it even teaches you what class/construstor/destructor/inheritance/etc are. To an old day VB'er unfamiliar with .NET/OOP stuff, or to any .NET beginner, this might be nice. But to most, especially to those specilized in C# (very likely also in C++), or to whoever is about to take an exam towards a certified developer, this is not necessary at all. I wish the book had covered some really advanced topics and/or gone deeper on existing topics.

- As for the exam, my personal opinion is that this book should be enough, as long as you also get some hands-on experience by actually messing around with .NET desktop apps for a while. Deskop apps are not my strong area and I rarely develop apps using .NET Windows Forms. But the book helped me with all the questions on the actual exam about desktop apps so I could pass the exam with ease. Without the book I doubt I could get the passing score of 700. A similar book might also help me that much, but I only needed one and this one was what I used.

- I'm not giving the book 5-star because this is going to be a useless book once read or once you passed the exam. I'm also not giving the book 3-star or lower because this is a well-written book after all, and with some hands-on experience, you should have little trouble passing the exam if you fully understand what the book tries to tell you.

Maybe good for exam, but you won't learn .NET or C# here - 2005-11-07
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This book has some highlights, but it is tightly authored to the VS.NET version it comes bundled with. Some folks will find this a bonanza, but that's only if you're willing to rubber-stamp your exam. There's abundance of Wizard code specific to VS.NET 2003 version. I am working with VC# Express 2005 and many of the things are N/A in this environment. ... anyway, I could sort my way out by looking at the samples and learn that what used to be a Control is nothing more than a Class that derives from Controls and some additional boilerplate.

To make things worst, this book assumes you will be using Wizards and dispenses any explanation on why / how things work.

In addition to all the above, by 11/2005 standards the book itself is dated as C# does include now support for generics, which is not present in this book.

I still do give it a 3 just because I like some of the stuff, and it simplifies a couple of learning points.

BTW: A good POV on using Wizards is here -->
http://charlespetzold.com/etc/DoesVisualStudioRotTheMind.html

Great book delivered on time - 2008-07-25
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This book was needed as a study guide for people at my company to take the MCP test. It is very informative with great examples.

this product is awesome,but ull need extra help to get cert. - 2006-04-16
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Badly structured and written - 2005-12-20
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I'm an experienced vb6 programmer and looked for a book to help me make the switch. I found this book diving into issues without giving you any prerequisites. I had a hard time understanding where he wants to take me.

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