To Be A Developer Or Not To Be

Step1: Be Clear, Say Your Word:

Your first step is to identify the technology which you want to be a specialist in it. If your are a web-developer for instance you will select one road, if your are a windows developer you have a completely different second road. So you have to be clear with your self, and just say your word: What is your preferred or needed technology?!

As a case study we will say the word on behalf of you: “I wanna be a specialist in web-development”.

Step2: Select Your Right Door:

Now, as you have selected to be a web-developer, you have to enter from the right door to be a MCPD in web development.

Mainly you have three doors to choose between them:

1. Technology Specialist: .NET Framework 2.0 Web Applications.
2. Technology Specialist: .NET Framework 2.0 Windows Applications.
3. Technology Specialist: .NET Framework 2.0 Distributed Applications.

As you are a web developer you will select the first door, Technology Specialist: .NET Framework 2.0 Web Applications.

NOTE:

If you select a different door you will completely have a different route to your aim. So you can use the link at the end of this post for more information about the other roads. 

Step3: You Are Missing a key, Find it!

To open one of the three doors here, you have to own a key! only one key for all the doors. It is: [Exam 70-536: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Application Development Foundation].

If you got this key you will be able to open your door. So to gain this key Microsoft will provide you by some help. Here are some help:

MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-536): Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0-Application Development Foundation

Programming Microsoft Visual C# 2005: The Language

Programming Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: The Language

Step4: Open The Door:

When you gain the key, you will be able to open your chosen door. But, surprise!, this is not the end. You will be faced by two obstacles. You have to overcome these obstacles to reach your target as a MCPD.

As you have chosen to be a web-developer, your first obstacle is: [Exam 70-528: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Web-Based Client Development].

And here are some help to overcome the first obstacle:

MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-528): Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Web-Based Client Development

Programming Microsoft Visual C# 2005: The Language

Programming Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: The Language

Programming Microsoft ADO.NET 2.0 Core Reference

Programming Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 Core Reference

Step5: One More obstacle:

Don’t be tired, you are almost reaching your target man!. The last obstacle as a web-developer is: [Exam 70-547: PRO: Designing and Developing Web Applications by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework].

And here are some help:

MCPD Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-547): Designing and Developing Web-Based Applications Using the Microsoft .NET Framework

Programming Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 Applications: Advanced Topics

Debugging, Testing, and Tuning Microsoft .NET 2.0 Applications

Step6: Make a Party:

Be cool! no more steps. You have reached your target man! Congratulations!

You are now MCPD: Web Developer.

Here is a complete guide for the MCPD Certification which requires first MCTS certification for the whole three branches (roads).