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I plan to study for my certification MCSD, but with longhorn, whidbey,
yukon,
do you think I should wait ?? Do they plan to soon change the cert ?

Franck

> Do they plan to soon change the cert ?

One day young man.

Thanks for the answer



"Kline Sphere" <.> wrote in message
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> > Do they plan to soon change the cert ?
>
> One day young man.

Franck wrote:

> I plan to study for my certification MCSD, but with longhorn, whidbey,
> yukon,
> do you think I should wait ?? Do they plan to soon change the cert ?

Longhorn will just add a few APIs on top.
Whidbey is an IDE, not an SDK, right?
Yukon will probably require an exam to replace 70-229, but that wouldn't
invalidate the certification.

Don't wait. Go for it.

Depending on how fast you take the exams, you might wait for the elective
(e.g. if you plan to take 70-229). When is Yukon scheduled to be released?
Actually I wonder if Yukon will be significately different, so as to make
70-229 obsolete... probably not. So don't wait.


"Franck" <> wrote in message
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> I plan to study for my certification MCSD, but with longhorn, whidbey,
> yukon,
> do you think I should wait ?? Do they plan to soon change the cert ?
>
> Franck
>
>

>Yukon will probably require an exam to replace 70-229, but that wouldn't
>invalidate the certification.

.... and won't be out for at least six months after the release of the
product.

someone wrote:
> Don't wait. Go for it.
>
> Depending on how fast you take the exams, you might wait for the elective
> (e.g. if you plan to take 70-229). When is Yukon scheduled to be released?
> Actually I wonder if Yukon will be significately different, so as to make
> 70-229 obsolete... probably not. So don't wait.

Microsoft says Longhorn is coming in 2006, critics say 2007. Yukon I
think will come out in 2005. Longhorn will use WinFS (storing files in
the DB) but that technology is ready now.

Whidbey changes things, but the core is pretty similar (some new data
features, personalization, membership and security, et al), but many of the
changes are drag and drop and unlikely to change the test much. Yukon is a
phenomenal change. Longhorn is still too far out to be of any interest and
will not impact the types of exams currently offered.

I would not wait for the .NET exams, as I do not see Microsoft invalidating
them any time soon. Of course, this is a gamble, as MS does what it wants.
You might save the SQL elective until last, depending on how long it takes
you to cert, as Yukon changes everything. You will not see Yukon until late
next year, if I am guessing correctly.

--
Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

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"Franck" <> wrote in message
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> I plan to study for my certification MCSD, but with longhorn, whidbey,
> yukon,
> do you think I should wait ?? Do they plan to soon change the cert ?
>
> Franck
>
>

>Yukon is a
>phenomenal change.

That it is. I wonder though how many of the new features will be
tested in any forthcoming exam?

>Actually I wonder if Yukon will be significately different,

Integration of the clr makes it significant enough.