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Blog Title Change
It's time to put my petty complaints, personal thoughts and ideas on another blog and make this an official Microsoft Certification blog. As a result, I have changed the title of the blog to better reflect the content that will reside here moving forward.
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008 9:22 PM
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.NET 3.5 Beta Exams Extended
That's right, we have extended the betas for 3 .NET exams. We are looking at getting more candidates to take these exams to ensure adequate data for analysis before they are released in their live versions. I know that these technologies listed
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Thursday, January 24, 2008 8:33 AM
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Take a .NET Beta Exam Today!
That's right, we have extended the betas for 3 .NET exams so you have an opportunity to register for, and take the following: Please note the following restrictions before attempting to sign up: 1) Not available in China, India or Pakistan 2) There is
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Monday, January 14, 2008 8:37 AM
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Calling All C++ Developers
Ok, that's sort of like a marketing thing where I put a headline out there just to get you to read my post. Sorry, but I have a very serious question to ask you and I need your feedback. For those of you who are developing using Microsoft's Visual C++
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Tuesday, December 04, 2007 2:54 PM
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.NET Languages and Certifications
Traditionally, we have created exams with development language support for Visual Basic, C# and C++. A recent revelation if you will, of the 70-502 WPF exam, showed that not all technologies support all 3 languages. There is no designer support for WPF
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Thursday, November 29, 2007 9:31 PM
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Technology Adoption Time Frame and the Relation to Certification
So, as I dig deeper into this whole Visual Studio 2008 story, seeking alignment with products and industry use, one thought continues to occur to me. This thought leads me down a path that in my mind makes sense but may not resonate well with all. How
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Tuesday, November 20, 2007 9:36 PM
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Visual Studio 2008 Cert Story Almost Complete
I know a lot of you are waiting for this and I do apologize for the delay. The issue with this current certification path is in the changes reflected in the product, coupled with the Technology Specialist certifications that are about to release. Early
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Friday, November 16, 2007 4:40 PM
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What's in a Name?
If I were to ask your interpretation of the following two titles, what would your response be? Web Developer ASP.NET Developer Think about those two terms and tell me what comes to mind. If you were to post a job opportunity for a Web developer, what
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Thursday, November 15, 2007 4:07 PM
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How # Are You?
You're savvy in the ways of C#. You know the .NET Framework like the back of your hand. Or do you? Just when you thought there were a plethora of dev languages to choose from, the waters become murky again. Out of our research labs and into the hands
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Monday, October 22, 2007 2:52 PM
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