Yesterday I’ve become Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) in .NET Framework 3.5 ASP.NET Applications by passing the 70-562 exam!

First, I want to share with you my web development background:

• I have around 4 years of ASP .Net experience. Mainly, my experience is on .Net 1.1 and 2.0. I developed for mobile devices when there weren’t yet smart phones around us. I’ve worked on a solution that connected an Asus Palm to Nokia phones, first providing the interface, second providing the connectivity to a collection of webservices who provided encrypted and authentication for data exchanged.
• Then I’ve worked on a governmental website, creating features and maintaining it.
• Later on, I’ve managed the entire lifecycle of a website, from hosting, Windows Server / IIS maintenance to development and deployment of the website.

Let’s get to my experience in this exam…

Why .Net 3.5?

Almost all blog posts claim that the .Net 3.5 is just an extension of .Net 2.0, but when getting deeper, you realize that those developers who worked on it really produced a good quality product with many improvements and many added features over the previous version. Mainly, you’ll understand here the point of having a .Net 3.5 certification.

Comparing .Net 2.0 to 3.5 we’ll find a big difference. For example:

• ASP.NET AJAX
• New ListView and DataPager Controls
• LINQ
• WCF Support for RSS, JSON, POX and Partial Trust
• JavaScript Debugging and Intellisense
• Multi-targeting Support

.. and more on this you can read on Microsoft Official Statement.

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