Product Description

Announcing an all-new Self-Paced Training Kit designed to help maximize your performance on 70-502, the required exam for the new Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) certification for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5—Windows Presentation Foundation. This 2-in-1 kit includes the official Microsoft study guide, plus practice tests on CD to help assess your skills. It comes packed with the tools and features exam candidates want most—including in-depth, self-paced training based on final exam content; rigorous, objective-by-objective review; exam tips from expert, exam-certified authors; and customizable testing options. It also provides real-world scenarios, case study examples, and troubleshooting labs for the skills and expertise you can apply to the job. Focusing on the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), this official study guide covers creating, configuring, and deploying WPF applications; integrating Windows Forms controls; adding multimedia content; using triggers and animation; binding to data sources; and configuring security settings. Work at your own pace through the lessons and lab exercises. Then assess yourself using 300+ practice questions on the CD, featuring multiple, customizable testing options. Choose timed or untimed testing mode, generate random tests, or focus on discrete objectives. You get detailed explanations for right and wrong answers—including pointers back to the book for further study. You also get an evaluation version of Microsoft Visual Studio® 2008 software and an exam discount voucher—making this kit an exceptional value and a great career investment.  

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #105950 in Books
• Brand: Microsoft
• Published on: 2008-07-14
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 524 pages

Customer Reviews

For a book on WPF just not nearly enough
It's an "okay" short sparsely detailed quick introduction to WPF.
It lacks depth everywhere. Other books are definitely thicker AND contain a LOT more relevant information. It certainly doesn't reek with wisdom. The only relevance for the test lies in the test questions on the CD (and those are more like an introduction to the real test questions).
What I don't like about the book:
- there where quite a few examples mimicking how to position controls like in the window forms world (not explicitly trying to make a point of it).
- The pages could have been used to convey more information and less redundant walkthroughs. More concise visual code in the print would've been better instead of asking the user to open files during a walkthrough repeating an identical presentation).
- A lot of basics for every day professional work are missing

If it were'nt for the test questions I wouldn't recommend the book at all. There are much better alternatives out there e.g.
Pro WPF in C# 2008: Windows Presentation Foundation with .NET 3.5, 2nd Edition

Pretty good book
This book stayed clear of most of my pet hates in books:

The book sticks to its subject matter. Ie there's no wasting time showing how to declare a variable or here's how to connect to a database. It assumes you have basic .Net experience.

It's not too thick - I'm dumbfounded by some of these books that are 1000's of pages long. In addition each lab is also to the point.

This book is nicely worded, you don't have to read the text 3 or 4 times trying to figure out what the author is saying.

There's an accompanying set of practice tests that anyone doing the exam should purchase and do anyway.

Good book - was very impressed.

Good introduction to Windows Presentation Foundation
Nicely written. It will give you a good overall understanding of the WPF... but be warned : you won't pass the exam just by reading this book!