Well, passed 70-300 exam today, scored 835. I think this was the hardest test of MCSD.
Well done. I really enjoyed that exam, but yes, it was tough. I actually found 70-340 (Implementing Security) to be the hardest. Neil
Yes this was the toughest exam of the set, probably because at work I haven't got involved that much in the early stages of the software lifecycle. I barely ekked out a pass after studying 4 days.
I pass this one last week (802) but yes, it is the hardest test of the series, and preparation was very hard. One problem with this exam is that it carries an assumption that you've been doing enterprise development with MS tools for a long time. I've worked on the early stages of the software cycle in other environments (mainframes, telephone switching systems), but that still left a lot of holes. It helps to have background awareness of database design, Enterprise templates, source code librarians (especially helpful if it's Visual SourceSafe), pre-.NET MS development, the relationship between software processes and business processes, experience with formalized test processes, usability, commercial software development.... Few people will have all of that in their background, but the fewer of those things you have, the harder 70-300 will be.
I'm very good at developing stuff, but not good at these planning kinda thing, so it was kinda tough for me.
Well, 70-340 is an elective paper, so you can leave that out if you want, but 70-300 is compulsory for MCSD. So I guess 70-300 is the hardestof the core MCSD exam requirement. And now, MS 2nd Shot is going to be over as well, so....... good luck to every1
I want materials for 70-300 [Analyzing Requirements and Defining Microsoft ..NET Solution Architectures].
