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Am I Certifiable?

I find out tomorrow!

I'll be finding out tomorrow, as that is when I'm going for my ASP.NET exam (070-315), all being well I'll be Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP).

One thing I have noticed while preparing for this test is that (at least in the test exams on the CD) a majority of the questions are all about memorising syntax. What's with that? When I'm working, I don't memorise the syntax for everything, I work with way too many technologies. That's what the MSDN Library is for, or Intellisense in VS.NET.

My other gripe is that around half of the questions seem to be about SQL Server (not that I mind, I know SQL Server pretty well too), but is my knowledge of a specific database technology really a good guide to how well I can create ASP.NET pages/sites?

My general opinion is that this exam doesn't really mean much, but I reserve the right to change my opinion after the exam.
Published Jun 01 2003, 06:44 PM by XMLEvangelist
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Phil Scott said:

Don't fret the syntax type questions. You'll get very few of them (well, at least I did. Mileage my vary).

What I would go gonzo reviewing would be using the debuging tools (and tracing), and the setup stuff. You'll be amazed at how many questions pop up like: you are creating a class library project. what type of setup project should you create (the answer of course: merge module).

Remember that it is multiple guess, and worse case on the few memorize syntax questions that do exist you'll be able to easily trim it down to two to pick from.

That, and good luck!
May 31, 2003 8:07 PM
 

Jason Tucker said:

I have the same concerns. I'm sitting in the exchange lounge at Tech-Ed, studying for this exam tomorrow.

Good luck!
Jason
May 31, 2003 11:23 PM

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