Before I start I’ve had this post sitting in draft since early September, and have been trying to make up my mind.
I think I have decided on going down the ASP route for my next exam, even though its the route that most people seem to take. I was also thinking about taking the WCF exam next, however I would need to take another exam after that before I got my MCTS. I also thought about taking an exam for Workflows, which could be useful in my current job, however I decided not to in the end. So now I continue my path not down the 70-528 path but the newer 70-562 path.
The reason I have selected the newer 70-562 exam over the 70-528 is due to a couple of factors:
- My Experience so far in ASP.NET has only been in VS 2008
- It’s the latest version of the exam, and most likely to be in demand
- It covers aspects of the previous exam, as well as newer .NET 3/3.5 content
- It’s less likely to be over saturated (i.e. less people should have the cert.)
I also considered taking the WCF exam (as noted above), however this technology works well in conjunction with ASP.NET and it’s not like I can’t take this exam later. (So more reason to take an asp exam first.)
I now have a copy of the Microsoft Training Kit (On Order). I am slowly (at present) working my way through the book. I hope it wont be too long before I’m ready to take my exam (I hope), I’m aiming for 2-3 months depending on how much time I get to study.
Once I’ve completed my studies & exam I will do another write up like I did for the 70-536 exam, providing links, information and general guidance on taking this exam. I will also try to keep you updated along the way.
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