New book: MCPD 70-518 Exam Ref: Designing and Developing Windows Applications Using Microsoft .NET Framework 4
Just in time for the holidays, we’re happy to announce MCPD 70-518 Exam Ref: Designing and Developing Windows® Applications Using Microsoft® .NET Framework 4 (ISBN 9780735657236; 336 pages) by Tony Northrup and Matthew A. Stoecker. This book is the latest addition to the new Microsoft Press Exam Ref series, and a great way to prepare for the MCPD 70-518 exam, the Pro-level exam required for the MCPD: Windows Developer 4 certification.
To give you a look inside, here’s the book’s Table of Contents, and an excerpt from the section on 70-518 exam objective 3.3 (Design Data Caching):
Contents
Chapter 1: Designing the Layers of a Solution
· Objective 1.1: Design a Loosely Coupled Layered Architecture
· Objective 1.2: Design Service Interaction
· Objective 1.3: Design the Security Implementation
· Objective 1.4: Design for Interoperability with External Systems
· Objective 1.5: Design for Optimal Processing
· Objective 1.6: Design for Globalization and Localization
· Chapter Summary
· Answers
Chapter 2: Designing the Presentation Layer
· Objective 2.1: Choose the Appropriate Windows Technology
· Objective 2.2: Design the UI Layout and Structure
· Objective 2.3: Design Application Workflow
· Objective 2.4: Design Data Presentation and Input
· Objective 2.5: Design Presentation Behavior
· Objective 2.6: Design for UI Responsiveness
· Chapter Summary
· Answers
Chapter 3: Designing the Data Access Layer
· Objective 3.1: Choose the Appropriate Data Access Strategy
· Objective 3.2: Design the Data Object Model
· Objective 3.3: Design Data Caching
· Objective 3.4: Design Offline Storage and Data Synchronization
· Objective 3.5: Design for a Concurrent Multiuser Environment
· Objective 3.6: Analyze Data Services for Optimization
· Chapter Summary
· Answers
Chapter 4: Planning a Solution Deployment
· Objective 4.1: Define a Client Deployment Strategy
· Objective 4.2: Plan a Database Deployment
· Objective 4.3: Design a Solution Update Strategy
· Objective 4.4: Plan for N-Tier Deployment
· Chapter Summary
· Answers
Chapter 5: Designing for Stability and Maintenance
· Objective 5.1: Design for Error Handling
· Objective 5.2: Evaluate and Recommend a Test Strategy
· Objective 5.3: Design a Diagnostics and Monitoring Strategy
· Chapter Summary
· Answers
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