MCPs perhaps not as bad as you make out?

Mark, I cannot find the the main thread of this conversation but note your c
omment about MCP quals. I've been doing ASP.NET v1.1 and SQL Server 2000 app
development since 2003.
I found the ASP.NET exam for v1.1 rounded out my knowledge back in 2005. Rec
ently I took the application development foundation for v2.0 in order help m
y transition to v2.0 (okay, so I'm a bit behind!).
My point is, I find the prep work for exams help build/fill out your knowled
ge for actual development scenarios.
Development experience is No.1 but it can be repetitive and you can get stuc
k in your ways. There are great blogs out there which can help, but studying
a wide technical area is beneficial too.
If a MCP interviewee gave you that answer what would you say back?
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> If a MCP interviewee gave you that answer what would you say back?
I'd ask him/her why he/she thought there was any value in a "qualification"
for which the entire set of questions and their answers can be purchased
from any number of public websites for a few dollars... $14-$16 seems to be
the going rate for any individual MCP at the moment...
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net
> for which the entire set of questions and their answers can be purchased
> from any number of public websites for a few dollars... $14-$16 seems to b
e
> the going rate for any individual MCP at the moment...
Microsoft should seriously address this. Even at the cost of making
future certifications less consistent and fair.
Much larger question banks.
More dynamic questions.
I can imagine a questioning system that could produce the same
question 20 different ways that could not be answered unless you
*really* understood the question and answer. Change the subject
matter, keywords in the answer.. etc.
And how about actually going after the scumbags that run thes sites
and traffic the material... certainly if somebody where selling stolen
entrance exams to Harvard the university with pursue and prosecute
right?
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> Microsoft should seriously address this.
They try: www.certguard.com
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net