Eric,
MCAD.Net can be obtained in VB.Net or C# track (or both as the 2 languages
can be mixed). The track includes BOTH windows and web exams, it's not one or
the other.
Mike's books for the vb.net track and Amit's books for the C# track are
considered the best. Since I don't know whether you're interested in vb.net
or c#, Iam giving you links for both on Amazon.com
MCAD VB.net track books (70-3xx are the exam numbers)
70-305 :
http://tinyurl.com/56cmr
70-306 :
http://tinyurl.com/5hapf
70-310 :
http://tinyurl.com/52oav
Errata :
http://www.larkware.com/TGErrata.txt
MCAD C# track books (70-3xx are the exam numbers)
70-315 :
http://tinyurl.com/4rhh7
70-316 :
http://tinyurl.com/64coq
70-320 :
http://tinyurl.com/6oeo4
Apart from the certification prep books, these 2 books are very good and
useful for pre-cert prep
ADO.Net Book :
http://tinyurl.com/5fad9
Asp.net Unleashed :
http://tinyurl.com/6ch54
As for your first question, I would say certification is more useful
combined with experience. But, remember it always pays off to prepare and do
the certs than resorting to some braindumps and cheating your way through it !
Good luck !
"Eric" wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have the following questions and hope you can help:
>
> 1. I'm thinking of obtaining a MCAD.NET certificate. How
> useful is it in today's market?
>
> 2. Which stream is more marketable and useful: MCAD.NET
> (Window-based applications or
> Web applications)?
>
> 3. Microsoft has its list of book recommendations for the
> MCAD.NET title, e.g.:
>
> - MCAD/MCSD Self-Paced Training Kit: Developing Windows-
> Based Applications with
> Microsoft Visual Basic.NET and Microsoft Visual C#.NET,
> Second Edition
> - Microsoft ADO.NET Step by Step
>
> I read the reader reviews on Amazon. And they are ALL very
> bad! So my question is How do you find these books, are
> they useful? If not, what books did YOU use in preparation
> for the exams?
>
> Thanks.
>
