Sunday, August 29, 2010 1:25 AM
So proud to say that I defeated the 70-516 Microsoft exam which covered data access with .NET 4.0!
Obviously because of rules around taking Microsoft exams I can’t get into details about what I encountered, the things the questions focussed on, etc. But really I don’t have to since Microsoft is listing really good details on what’s covered and what percentage of the exam you can expect questions from the different areas.
Experience obviously plays a role in determining how successful you’ll be, but I also leveraged some other materials in my study.
TekPub
http://tekpub.com/
I took advantage of the free video day this past Friday, and the content is awesome! Great production quality and excellent content! The EF 4 series was very well done.
Programming Entity Framework 2nd Edition (Julie Lerman)
http://learnentityframework.com/
I picked up Julie’s newly released 2nd edition of her EF book and it was an amazing resource for preparing for the exam! The book is well written and there’s a tonne of content…she *really* knows Entity Framework!
Definitely review the Skills Measured list at the link I embedded earlier. This is truly a *data access* exam, and EF is just a part of how you handle data within .NET 4.0.
On to WCF Services in .NET 4.0!