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Summary: just for certification purpose
Review: As it claims itself, this book is not meant to teach you anything new. It is just meant for preparing you to pass the exam. Actually I feel that this book is a summarized version of Mike Gunderloy 's book on 70-306. If you want to learn, then you should go for that book. But if you aleady know the stuff and you just want to pass the exam, then this is the book for you. I did the same. I am an experience professional and I did not need to learn new things on Topics related to this exam, so I just read this book and passed.
The real good thing about this book is the 2 sample tests that are given at the end of the book. The total questions are 120 and to my amazement, I got almost 80-90 % similar questions in my exam.
So the bottom line is that if you already know the stuff and just want to prepare yourself typically for the exam, this is your book. But beware, U MUST KNOW THE TOPICS RELATED TO THIS EXAM ALREADY.
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Summary: Enough to Pass the Exam
Review: I passed 70-306 by using this book and the Transcender practice tests. I would not recommend this approach if you have never programmed Visual Basic before. I have been programming Visual Basic 6 for about 3 years and started with this test because I was comfortable with windows programming and Visual Basic. Please do not use this book to learn VB.NET since it really only covers the material necessary for passing the exam.I believe this book will teach you enough to pass the exam, but I think that the people who take the exams like to pass with room to spare. I would suggest some supplementary material that exposes you to what this book doesn't. That's where the Transcender tests came in for me. I used them to fill in any gaps. I found the book easy to read. Most of the chapters are short (10 - 20 pages), easily digestible pieces, which I prefer. There are a couple of longer chapter that present a lot of information in tables, which I do not prefer. I understand that there is always going to be some memorization involved in tests like these, but I found myself having to refer back to those tables after I read them. I think programmers work that way. A table is for reference, not for memorization. I would like to see someone come up with a better way to present that kind of material. Again, if you are new to Visual Basic and object oriented programming, do not buy this one right away. Learn more about VB.NET first and then buy this to pass the test. If you are a seasoned programmer with VB experience, get it along with practice tests. I can recommend Transcender, but then again, those are the only kind I have used. Good luck on the exam!
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Summary: Enough to Pass the Exam
Review: I passed 70-306 by using this book and the Transcender practice tests. I would not recommend this approach if you have never programmed Visual Basic before. I have been programming Visual Basic 6 for about 3 years and started with this test because I was comfortable with windows programming and Visual Basic. Please do not use this book to learn VB.NET since it really only covers the material necessary for passing the exam. I believe this book will teach you enough to pass the exam, but I think that the people who take the exams like to pass with room to spare. I would suggest some supplementary material that exposes you to what this book doesn't. That's where the Transcender tests came in for me. I used them to fill in any gaps. I found the book easy to read. Most of the chapters are short (10 - 20 pages), easily digestible pieces, which I prefer. There are a couple of longer chapter that present a lot of information in tables, which I do not prefer. I understand that there is always going to be some memorization involved in tests like these, but I found myself having to refer back to those tables after I read them. I think programmers work that way. A table is for reference, not for memorization. I would like to see someone come up with a better way to present that kind of material. Again, if you are new to Visual Basic and object oriented programming, do not buy this one right away. Learn more about VB.NET first and then buy this to pass the test. If you are a seasoned programmer with VB experience, get it along with practice tests. I can recommend Transcender, but then again, those are the only kind I have used. Good luck on the exam!
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