http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Articles tagged Programming, Certifications posted on SQLServerCentral.comen-us360sjones@sqlservercentral.com (Steve Jones)Several months ago Andy posted a 'Review of Developing Windows Based Applications for VB.Net and C#.Net' and mentioned that his company was requiring all developers to achieve the MCAD within 12 months. Read this to find out how the first exam went, how they studied, what they achieved, and their plans for taking the rest of the exams.http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/.Net/westudiedwepassedwasitworthit/935/2003/03/21http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/.Net/westudiedwepassedwasitworthit/935/Andy talks briefly about why the company he works for has decided to require all developers to obtain the MCSD, then takes a look at the book they chose for the initial round of study for the first exam. http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Miscellaneous/reviewofdevelopingwindowsbasedapplicationsforvbnet/852/2002/11/26http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Miscellaneous/reviewofdevelopingwindowsbasedapplicationsforvbnet/852/Andy says it's not the greatest book for preparing for the 70-100 exam, but the case study is worth reading for it's explanation of the Microsoft Solution Framework. Read the full review! http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Miscellaneous/analyzingrequirementsanddefiningsolutionarchitectu/561/2002/01/02http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Miscellaneous/analyzingrequirementsanddefiningsolutionarchitectu/561/Should you use this book to prepare for the 70-100 exam? Read the review and find out! http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Miscellaneous/70100mcsdarchitecturesexamcram/562/2001/12/26http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Miscellaneous/70100mcsdarchitecturesexamcram/562/