MCAD exam question

hello.
I have decided to study for my MCAD qualifications. I am definetely
going to do a core exam in "Developing Web Applications With C#". I
am also doing a core exam in "Developing XML Services and Server
Components With C#".
These qualifications are very important to me as I am emigrating in
less than 12 months and I will need to get a job in Australia. I am
stuck about which 3rd elective exam to take. I am considering doing
the Windows Forms exam. I have never coded with WinForms before and
would much prefer to do ASP.NET. the only reason I would be doing a
WinForms exam is because I am worried there might not be many ASP.NET
jobs in Sydney and I figire I am enhancing my chances to get a job if
I also know WinForms.
Will the WinForms exam be a shrewd choice for my 3rd elective as this
will make me more versatile? Or should I not be trying to spread
myself too thin? i.e. should I be concentrating purely on ASP.NET
instead if that is what I want to do? In this case there's electives
I could take in SQL Server 2000 or C# security.
I appreciate theres not a definitive answer but I am just looking for
some advice please.
Thanks.I'll just mention what my company, and I'm sure many other companies are =
quickly realizing.
Why make a bloated,distrubuted to all workstations, make sure they have =
the .net framework, whoops...new version..distrubute it again--winform =
application when you can create an asp.net application, which for the =
most part can do most everything you'd want a winform application can, =
and if you need to make a change, it is just in one place! Plus you =
have all the design flexibility you want in that it is a webpage!
--Michael
"Wee Bubba" <martinthrelly@.yahoo-dot-com.no-spam.invalid> wrote in =
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> hello.=20
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> I have decided to study for my MCAD qualifications. I am definetely
> going to do a core exam in "Developing Web Applications With C#". I
> am also doing a core exam in "Developing XML Services and Server
> Components With C#".=20
>=20
> These qualifications are very important to me as I am emigrating in
> less than 12 months and I will need to get a job in Australia. I am
> stuck about which 3rd elective exam to take. I am considering doing
> the Windows Forms exam. I have never coded with WinForms before and
> would much prefer to do ASP.NET. the only reason I would be doing a
> WinForms exam is because I am worried there might not be many ASP.NET
> jobs in Sydney and I figire I am enhancing my chances to get a job if
> I also know WinForms.=20
>=20
> Will the WinForms exam be a shrewd choice for my 3rd elective as this
> will make me more versatile? Or should I not be trying to spread
> myself too thin? i.e. should I be concentrating purely on ASP.NET
> instead if that is what I want to do? In this case there's electives
> I could take in SQL Server 2000 or C# security.=20
>=20
> I appreciate theres not a definitive answer but I am just looking for
> some advice please.=20
>=20
> Thanks.
>
"Raterus" <raterus@.spam.org> wrote in message
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>Why make a bloated,distrubuted to all workstations, make sure they have the
.net framework, whoops...
>new version..distrubute it again--winform application when you can create
an asp.net application, which
>for the most part can do most everything you'd want a winform application
can, and if you need to make
>a change, it is just in one place! Plus you have all the design
flexibility you want in that it is a webpage!
I couldn't agree more!
I think you'll find more ASP.NET jobs in sydney - though its not such a
big leap to Win Forms. I actually foudn the Win Forms exam easier,
despite the fact I had only limited coding time with this at work
(primarily ASP.NET for me). Theres quite a bit of crossover content
between the exams as well (eg ADO.NET).
anyway, good luck in Sydney - check out www.jobserve.com.au before you
head over...
MB
Wee Bubba wrote:

> hello.
> I have decided to study for my MCAD qualifications. I am definetely
> going to do a core exam in "Developing Web Applications With C#". I
> am also doing a core exam in "Developing XML Services and Server
> Components With C#".
> These qualifications are very important to me as I am emigrating in
> less than 12 months and I will need to get a job in Australia. I am
> stuck about which 3rd elective exam to take. I am considering doing
> the Windows Forms exam. I have never coded with WinForms before and
> would much prefer to do ASP.NET. the only reason I would be doing a
> WinForms exam is because I am worried there might not be many ASP.NET
> jobs in Sydney and I figire I am enhancing my chances to get a job if
> I also know WinForms.
> Will the WinForms exam be a shrewd choice for my 3rd elective as this
> will make me more versatile? Or should I not be trying to spread
> myself too thin? i.e. should I be concentrating purely on ASP.NET
> instead if that is what I want to do? In this case there's electives
> I could take in SQL Server 2000 or C# security.
> I appreciate theres not a definitive answer but I am just looking for
> some advice please.
> Thanks.
>
thanks a lot for the advice guys. i feel more confident leaving the
WinForms exam out now as I would much prefer to do the exam in C#
security.
I am also studying for my MCAD and my first exam next month will be
developing win Apps with C#. After that, it's onto web-based apps in C#.
That gets me 2 MCP's but not the MCAD. Can anyone suggest a path from there
,
as I have a wide choice of options but so far no real guidance.
"Wee Bubba" wrote:

> thanks a lot for the advice guys. i feel more confident leaving the
> WinForms exam out now as I would much prefer to do the exam in C#
> security.
>
I'd consider the Web Services or the SQL Server exam.
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"cashdeskmac" <cashdeskmac@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I am also studying for my MCAD and my first exam next month will be
> developing win Apps with C#. After that, it's onto web-based apps in C#.
> That gets me 2 MCP's but not the MCAD. Can anyone suggest a path from
there,
> as I have a wide choice of options but so far no real guidance.
> "Wee Bubba" wrote:
>