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

MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-536): Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Application Development Foundation
by Tony Northrup, Shawn Wildermuth, Bill Ryan

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Author: Bill Ryan, Shawn Wildermuth, Tony Northrup
Edition: Hardcover
Published: 2006-06-05
ISBN: 0735622779
Number of pages: 1088
Publisher: Microsoft Press

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Book Review: Despite corrections, still a lot of errors in this book
Summary: 3 Stars

I also have the newer (corrected) version of the book (check the copyright page in the beginning of the book, mine lists version: 5 6 7 8 9 QWT 1 0 9 8 7). Despite the numerous corrections, I still find some errors, even those that are unlisted in the errata list. When looking at the four KB articles on the Microsoft site, the errata list shows a gap between part 3 and 4. So I think there is something missing in the errata.

For example: an error I discovered today, on page 712, the second bullet reads:

"One or more PrincipalPermission properties. Use Authenticated to restrict access to authenticated users, Role to restrict access by group memberships, and User to restrict access to a specific user name."

This is incorrect, there is no 'User' PrincipalPermission property. Replace 'User' with 'Name'.It should read instead:

"One or more PrincipalPermission properties. Use Authenticated to restrict access to authenticated users, Role to restrict access by group memberships, and Name to restrict access to a specific user name."

This is in particular a strange error, because on the previous page the authors says:

"Memorize these three properties (Authenticated, Name, Role). Remember, PrincipalPermission doesn't expose any other properties--not a user's full name, phone number, password, or any other attribute."

For the rest of the book, I found the topics are not very well explained. Except for the chapter dealing with Code Access Security, which I found was very clear. In general, I did not like the fact that there are so few images in the book that could clarify the text. Sometimes the text alone is a litte bit boring to read. But then again, it's part of the job, no?

As there is no alternative for this book yet, I hope I will pass my exam by using this book and some internet resources... We'll see.

Good luck to all exam takers!

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Get in-depth exam prep for Exam 70-536, a core MCTS exam for the new Microsoft Technology Specialist and Professional Developer certifications and build real-world job skills. Includes test questions, reviews, case studies, code samples, and more.

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