MCPD Web Developer 4

Right on the heels of the upgrade to Web Developer 3.5, I took the test for an upgrade to .NET 4. I’ve finally caught up to the latest release. I have to say this was the longest Microsoft certification test that I’ve taken. It was over 80 questions long and split into 4 sections. For a second I thought my test would be lost. When I clicked to finish the exam the testing software crashed. Fortunately, everything was there just like I left it when they rebooted the computer.

 

MCPD Web Developer Upgraded to 3.5

Over the holidays, I upgraded my MCPD to .NET 3.5. Now only one more to go to catch up to latest release. This was my first upgrade so I didn’t know what was going on until after I was done. They split the upgrade up into 2 banks of questions representing the 2 tests for that MCPD. Just a heads up for those wondering why you get told you’ll get 40-something questions and end up with 1 of 20-something on the first screen.

 

MCTS: MOSS 2007 Application Development

It’s long overdue but I finally decided to take the MCTS Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Application Development certification test this past Friday. I now have both development certifications for SharePoint 2007 and just in time with SharePoint 2010 right around the corner.

 

MCTS 70-561 ADO.NET

I took the “MCTS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, ADO.NET Application Development” test yesterday. I passed but there were a few curve balls. For the most part though, it seemed like if you study at all the process of elimination can get you through this test. Most questions had at least 2 answers that could easily be eliminated.

 

MCTS WSS 3.0 App Dev

I took my third MS certification test Monday. The test was MCTS Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Application Developmetn. After working almost solely on SharePoint for the past year and cramming for the pass two weeks, I would have been extremely embarrassed had I not passed.

 

MCTS Web Apps

I took my second MS certification test earlier today and am now a MCTS in .NET Framework 2.0 Web Applications. (MCTS = Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist) Now I can get back to my friends who have seen me become a phantom for the last week or so due to my cram sessions.

 

First MS Cert

It’s official. I took my first Microsoft certification (Exam 70-528 .Net 2.0 Web-Based Client Development) and passed with flying colors. I was a bit nervous going into the exam as the test prep book had some really hard questions. Fortunately, the test ended up being really easy after all the prep I put myself through because of those questions.

I plan on finishing up this semester (final toward Masters degree) and then I’m going to try to get at least one certification test done every 3-4 months. I may even get another one done during the semester since I’m being sent to two SharePoint development classes.