SO... Should I waste my time getting an MCAD? (I hear you ask)
Here are six points in favour of the MCAD certification. - It teaches you tonnnnnnnnes about .net, so you really get to know the platform
- It's a good thing for the resume
- It won't be out of date for a couple of years.
- The process of ongoing study really wakes up your brain and helps you engage more fully with your environment.
- You don't need to attend any courses, just buy the relevant books, written by Mike Gunderloy (70-305 book, 70-306 book and 70-310 book). Then do whatever practice exams you can scavenge off the net.
- Total outgoing cost (not including time) should therefore be: 3 books (total, US$100, AU$270), plus the exam (300 bucks or so??). Tax deductible and good for the health.
So go and do it, kiddo.
(That's the easiest blog entry I ever wrote -- it's just a cut and paste from a real email.)
'John Evans' on Wed, 06 Apr 2005 01:41:28 GMT, sez: Can you advise on where in Brisbane you can signup for the exams?
Oh, and thanks for your ealier email. I am getting up and going now!
'Mrunal' on Mon, 02 May 2005 08:12:46 GMT, sez: Hey how long does it take to prepare for the Examination
'dank' on Tue, 24 May 2005 13:21:34 GMT, sez: Well... when you put it that way! Thanks for the motivation to get off my arse and do it!
'Andres' on Sat, 09 Jul 2005 02:55:42 GMT, sez: or... you can move to a real operative system that will still support the same high-quality syscalls and programming languages *after* two years from now.
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