Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 Web-Based Client Development: MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-528) [With CDROM]

This book really makes my day! Its content is organized in such way that really helps us to understand "how things work". It gives basic and detailed information of the Dot.Net platform when building Web Aplications. Great to whom wants to pass on Microsoft's 70-758 Exam!

Using this book and the CD that comes with it, I passed this test in just 3 weeks. If read from front to back, everything you need to pass is here. Glen Johnson's half of the book was particularly sharp. His experience as a professional trainer were clearly evident; he's extremely easy to follow. Tony Northrup's half was not concise. I learned more from the end of chapter lessons than from his written contribution.

I'm only up to chapter 4, but I've already learned more about ASP.NET from this book than I ever did from MSDN tutorials. It's well-written, and has reasonably good code with plenty of room for improvement by a practical programmer who is looking to practice his design skills. It's cheaper than taking a class (and goes into MUCH more detail than any programming class I've ever been in), more thorough than either MSDN tutorials or webcasts, and seems comprehensive enough... I suspect that a reasonably intelligent entry/mid-level person with .Net skills could read this, go through every example, and come out very well informed. Maybe not ready for senior-level work, but a better programmer for making the effort, whether they take the test or not.

This is the only book available in the market for 70-528 Exam Preparation. This book gives a good coverage of exam objectives. It also comes with 300 practice questions, MSDN links. There are some obvious errors in the practice questions as well as in the book. The other online preparation materials like Transcender and Measureup also aren't perfect either. If you do a solid preparation of going over the material, MSDN Links and supplement with practice tests like Transcender and Measureup, you can do well in the exam. I passed this exam also in my first attempt. I think it is a very good book for exam preparation.

I am a junior level programmer for a large internet company. I've been disappointed with most programming books I've found. They are more reference than learning, tutorial based. This book however is a solid learning tool. I'm about half way through it and I'm very happy with it. The lessons in the book are great. You must know some c# already though. On the negative side a few times the book strays away from lesson based learning. For me following the step by step lessons in the books have been the best way to learn .net 2.0.