MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-529): Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Distributed Application Development ...15 reviews Bill Ryan, Shannon Horn, ... Microsoft Press, 2006 Average Book - Supplement it with MSDN I would actually rate this book 3.5. It's a decent enough book to keep your preparation more structured, focused and on track towards clearing the exam. Remember, it's easy to get lost in MSDN. There are a few obvious typos which are easily spotted. A few of the topics covered need to be ...             MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-441): Designing Database Solutions by Using Microsoft SQL Server(TM) ...4 reviews Dejan Sarka, Andy Leonard, ... Microsoft Press, 2007 Best book for 70-441 exam prep + Mostly Good for 70-441 Review + All you need Be sure to prep for the 70-441 exam with the experts from Solid Quality. Everything, including good test questions, is in this book.             MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-442): Designing and Optimizing Data Access by Using Microsoft SQL ...4 reviews Sara Morgan, Tobias Thernstrom Microsoft Press, 2007 Much More Than a Practice for the Test Book + Good + Covers all. + Highly recommended exam preparation resource             MCAD/MCSD Self-Paced Training Kit: Developing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft ...49 reviews Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Press, 2002 Atrocious Editing, Awful Design Recommendations I usually enjoy MS Press titles, but this one was miserable. Other reviewers have mentioned the plethora of shoddy, uncompilable code, so I won't bother to mention any examples. It is worth noting, I suppose, that the VB.NET examples are in somewhat better shape than the C# examples because the ...             MCAD/MCSD Self-Paced Training Kit: Developing Web Applications with Microsoft® Visual Basic® .NET and ...23 reviews Jeff Webb, Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Press, 2003 A decent book if you FULLY utilize and understand it + Programming with Visual C + Very satisfied + Use this book along with additional resources + Pretty decent             MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-536): Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Application Development Foundation78 reviews Tony Northrup, Shawn Wildermuth, ... Microsoft Press, 2006 Study guide for .NET Framework + Second Edition now available!! + Good preparation, though not perfect I have just started studying for my certification for the .NET Framework and this book is real helpful. It provides me with answers that I was not able to get through school. I have learned some new things that make developing a bit easier now that I have learned about some different approaches ...             MCAD/MCSD Self-Paced Training Kit: Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft® Visual ...21 reviews Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Press, 2003 Good Resource for XML Editing I have found "Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft VB.NET" an invaluable tool in XML editor development. It is quite detailed about accessing and manipulating XML data.             MCAD/MCSD Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft (2nd Edition) .NET Core Requirements, Exams 70-305, 70-315, ...37 reviews Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Press, 2003 MCAD/MCSD Review Very well written. I would recommend this series to anyone seriously considering getting their certificates.             MCPD Self-Paced Training Kit (Exams 70-536, 70-526, 70-548): Microsoft® .NET Framework Windows® Developer ...8 reviews Northrup, Wildermuth, ... Microsoft Press, 2007 Better than first impressions + A very good colection towards certification + Good book, Helps put you on the right path. At first, while skimming through the pages I thought this was a much lower quality product than some of the O'Reilly books I had read. But after reading and doing the exercises I realized that Microsoft is spot on. They have a good approach to teaching which is going by: "Understanding rather ...             MCAD/MCSD Self-Paced Training Kit: Developing Windows®-Based Applications with Microsoft® Visual Basic® .NET ...21 reviews Matthew A. Stoecker, Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Press, 2003 Great book delivered on time + this product is awesome,but ull need extra help to get cert. + Should be enough for passing the exam 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.             MCPD Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-549): Designing and Developing Enterprise Applications Using the ...8 reviews Bruce Johnson, Brian C. Lanham Microsoft Press, 2007 Better than first impressions + A very good colection towards certification + Good book, Helps put you on the right path. At first, while skimming through the pages I thought this was a much lower quality product than some of the O'Reilly books I had read. But after reading and doing the exercises I realized that Microsoft is spot on. They have a good approach to teaching which is going by: "Understanding rather ...             MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-431): Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Implementation and Maintenance ...39 reviews Solid Quality Learning Microsoft Press, 2006 Useful for experienced SQL Server users I'm about 1/3 of the way through this book. As a moderately experienced SQL Server developer, I find the book useful as an exam prep beause it briefly reviews and previews the information, although it relies on the reader already being somewhat familiar with the subject. For example, the text ...             MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-526): Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Windows-Based Client Development16 reviews Matthew A. Stoecker, Steven J. Stein, ... Microsoft Press, 2006 Very useful book as usually + Proof Is In the Pudding This time only short review. All has already been written. The book is suitable not only for exam but also for beginners. It is thoroughful guide how to develop windows based applications. As usually working examples on concluded CD makes this book two times valuable. After reading and playing with ...             MCAD/MCSD Self-Paced Training Kit: Developing Windows-Based Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and ...39 reviews Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Press, 2002 Worked for me- I passed + Great start This book did a great job of introducing a considerable amount of material clearly, and without assuming much prior knowledge. If you understand basic O-O theory and terminology, this book should have you building Windows applications in no time.             MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-528): Microsoft® .NET Framework 2.0 Web-Based Client Development (Pro ...31 reviews Glenn Johnson, Tony Northrup Microsoft Press, 2006 Amazing! + Good Study Material + All I needed to pass + Excellent "how to" and reference             MCPD Self-Paced Training Kit (Exams 70-536, 70-528, 70-547): Microsoft .NET Framework Web Developer Core ...11 reviews Tony Northrup, Shawn Wildermuth, ... Microsoft Press, 2007 Recommended for Anyone trying to become a "Better" programmer + This books are very good. + All you need to pass the MCPD Web Developer Hey, you may not be going to go take the tests, but at the least find some time (if you can) and read these books. I am currently trying to find time to get through these books. While I know a fairly good amount of concepts, I want to be polished and complete to make my job much easier and ...             MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-529): Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Distributed Application Development ...15 reviews Bill Ryan, Shannon Horn, ... Microsoft Press, 2006 Average Book - Supplement it with MSDN I would actually rate this book 3.5. It's a decent enough book to keep your preparation more structured, focused and on track towards clearing the exam. Remember, it's easy to get lost in MSDN. There are a few obvious typos which are easily spotted. A few of the topics covered need to be ...             MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-526): Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Windows-Based Client Development16 reviews Matthew A. Stoecker, Steven J. Stein, ... Microsoft Press, 2006 Very useful book as usually + Proof Is In the Pudding This time only short review. All has already been written. The book is suitable not only for exam but also for beginners. It is thoroughful guide how to develop windows based applications. As usually working examples on concluded CD makes this book two times valuable. After reading and playing with ...             MCAD/MCSD Self-Paced Training Kit: Developing Windows-Based Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and ...39 reviews Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Press, 2002 Worked for me- I passed + Great start This book did a great job of introducing a considerable amount of material clearly, and without assuming much prior knowledge. If you understand basic O-O theory and terminology, this book should have you building Windows applications in no time.             MCPD Self-Paced Training Kit (Exams 70-536, 70-526, 70-548): Microsoft® .NET Framework Windows® Developer ...8 reviews Northrup, Wildermuth, ... Microsoft Press, 2007 Better than first impressions + A very good colection towards certification + Good book, Helps put you on the right path. At first, while skimming through the pages I thought this was a much lower quality product than some of the O'Reilly books I had read. But after reading and doing the exercises I realized that Microsoft is spot on. They have a good approach to teaching which is going by: "Understanding rather ...