Rating:  - Helped me pass the first time...BUT
Do not expect to pass test 70-536 using this book as the only resource. You will not do it. Do not think this book is for beginner's, it's not. You must have a firm grasp of object oriented programming to understand .NET. Also, don't trust the Practice Exam CD that comes with the book. I've found more than a few questions that have incorrect answers (according to MSDN). Even with all this said, I'm 100% positive I would NOT have passed this test the first take if I did not use this book in my studying.
This book formed a great foundation for .NET 2.0. There is a lot of content in the book and I think they put it in a format that is easy to understand. Some of the content such as Code Access Security, WMI, and COM Interopability are a bit thin, but you can make that difference up with MSDN.
My recommendation is to buy this book. Read it from cover to cover. DO ALL THE QUESTIONS, EXAMPLES, LABS, AND PRACTICE TESTING!!! Once you're done with all of this, if you have money to spend, perform the Microsoft learning online content. If you can't afford that, go to online practice test sites, such as MeasureUp and do those. Once this is all done, you should have a grasp of your weak spots. Hit those again and then take the test.
Rating: - Gutes Buchs für Einsteiger und Fortgeschrittene
Dieses Buch gibt einen allumfassenden Überblick über das .Net Framework. Es hat Referenzen der wichtigsten Framework-Klassen der einzelnen Themen. Man hat am Ende ein fundiertes Wissen über die vielen Bereiche die das Framework abdeckt.
In jedem Kapitel ein "Realworld Scenario" und Übungsaufgaben. Zudem noch Frage und Antwort nach jeder Lektion.
Der Glossar am Ende des Buches scheint mir etwas klein, deckt aber die wichtigen Begriffe des Buches ausreichend ab.
Rating: - Excellent resource
The practice exams are a great help. I also like the fact that it includes a searchable pdf version of the book.
Rating:  - It has pluses and minuses
The pluses:
- It covers the items in the exam and gets you basically familiar with them.
- It has the practice tests CD which is very helpful.
The minuses:
- It doesn't cover the items in the exam enough to pass the exam.
- It has many errors.
- It is poorly written so that you don't always understand fully what can or can't be done with the item you are studying.
- Most of the time you will need to look at MSDN or the Framework help to get the full concept of the item you are studying.
- Some of the lesson test questions are out of order so you get asked about something that isn't covered until the next chapter or lesson.
Overall:
I'm glad I got it. It is going to help me get through the exam, but it could be a much better product if more care had been taken in its production.
Rating:  - This is to Bad For Words
So many errors that it has to be done in 2 parts
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923018/en-us
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935218/en-us
It looks like I still have ver 1 I'm still seeing the errors listed on the Microsoft website and I just purchased the book 01DEC07. This is really, really bad. This is something I don't need trying to study for this exam.
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