Most development books take a very low-level approach, teaching you how to use individual classes and accomplish fine-grained tasks. Like the Microsoft 70-518 certification exam, this book takes a high-level approach, building on your knowledge of lower-level Microsoft Windows application development and extending it into application design. Both the exam and the book are so high-level that there is very little coding involved. In fact, most of the code samples this book provides simply illustrate higher-level concepts.

The 70-518 certification exam tests your knowledge of designing and developing Windows applications. By passing this exam, you will prove that you have the knowledge and experience to design complex, multitier Windows applications using Microsoft technologies. This book will review every concept described in the exam objective domains, such as the following: