MCAD/MCSD Self-Paced Training Kit: Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft® Visual Basic® .NET and Microsoft Visual C#(TM) .N

By Microsoft Corporation

Build real-world programming skills-and prepare for MCP Exams 70-310 and 70-320-with this official Microsoft' study guide. Work at your own pace through the lessons and hands-on exercises to learn how... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0735615861
• ISBN13: 9780735615861
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Microsoft Press
• Length: 686 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 2.0" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

Good Resource for XML Editing

I have found "Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft VB.NET" an invaluable tool in XML editor development. It is quite detailed about accessing and manipulating XML data.

Good overall

I am surprised by the reviews for this book. The other MCAD 70-320 study guide by Kalani had overwhelmingly good reviews so I bought that initially instead of this one. True, Kalani's book was more verbose but that is where it bogged down. Everything had an exercise and trying to review a layout of features is difficult. The other book would be good for someone who was starting from scratch and did not know the subject material at all.Okay, enough about the other book. Like other MS Press MCAD study books, this one is almost in elaborated outline. But surprisingly that fits my study habits. I learn the material from practice either from daily job work, MSDN walkthroughs or other books. When I am ready for studying for the test, I use this book and then if I don't understand something I use MSDN or the other books to reinforce the material. The thing I like about this book is that it has a brief review synopsis all in one place. Is it the end all and be all (silver bullet) for studying for the test? No, you still have to know your material. I also use MeasureUp.com to evaluate myself over the last six weeks before the test, then use their MSDN references and this book to reinforce things I've missed. It has worked for the other two MCAD tests!

Works for the exam

I read this book for the purpose of Exam 70-310 and I was reasonably satisfied with it. I've passed and am an MCAD for .NET now. It has it's share of errors and confusing portions, but they do not outweigh the general usefulness of this book. The book covers all objectives for the exam, although skimps on details. I learnt more from the labs at the end of the chapters than from the text. The depth of material will perhaps suffice for the exam but will fall short if you try to develop real world applications using this material. This book will not serve as a reference for you after the exam.It starts off with an overview of .NET Framework, which isn't quite deep but gives a good introduction. The discussion of Windows Services comes next and is quite complete. The book then talks about Serviced Components and .NET Remoting Objects. Both of these sections are not that clear and require supplemental reading. ADO.NET is discussed well, but the discussion about manipulating XML data is again weak. The book ends with 3 chapters on XML Web services which are well written.The practice test accompanying the book is nothing like the real test, so if you like to take practice tests, you should look elsewhere. All in all, with all it's peculiarities, I found that it works for the purposes of the exam.

Excellent preparation guide

I passed 70-320 with ease. This book was the only book that I referred. Ofcourse, no one resource will suffice for this exam. I supplemeted this book with MSDN help. One major difference between this book and the other Microsoft Training Kits for MCAD is that this book provides explanation to the correct answers to the sample questions in the accompanying CD.

A great book!

The subject matter is well explained and the book prepares you for the exam very well. The labs for the chapters and the chapter review are very good. To pass the exam, you may need some additional reading though, as the exam is tough. The practice exam that ships with the book has a different format then the real exam but it does help. After reading the book I feel like I really know XML Web Services & Server Components.