Microsoft Certified Professional Developer – Resources
Based on the exam requirements specified by Microsoft here the books listed here detail the bare requirements in terms of technical knowledge required to consider the exams to achieve the title of MCPD.
Foundation (Core start - Required for any MCPD Pre requisite)
This is the core certificate that acts as 50% of the credit towards all the MCPD pre-requisite certifications, doing this first is a good start towards an MCPD as without it you are missing the key fundamental knowledge required to write applications in .NET 3.5
MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-536): Microsoft® .NET Framework—Application Development Foundation, Second Edition: Microsoft.NET Framework ... Foundation (Self-Paced Training Kits) - Tony Northrup
Desktop - MCPD: Windows Developer 3.5
MCTS PRE-Requisite
MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-505): Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.5—Windows® Forms Application Development: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 - Windows Forms Application Development - Steven J. Stein Matthew A. Stoecker
No Book available for this exam (yet):
Exam 70-563: PRO: Designing and Developing Windows Applications Using Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
Web - MCPD: ASP.NET Developer 3.5
PRE-Requisite
MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-562): Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5—ASP.NET Application Development (Pro - Certification) - Glenn Johnson, Tony Northrup, and GrandMasters Mike Snell
No Book available for this exam (yet):
Exam 70-564: PRO: Designing and Developing ASP.NET Applications Using Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
Enterprise - MCPD: Enterprise Application Developer 3.5
PRE-Requisites
All above items plus the following …
PRE-Requisite
MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-503): Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.5—Windows® Communication Foundation: Microsoft.NET Framework 3.5 ... Communication Foundation (PRO-Certification) by Peter Madziak, Sara Morgan, with GrandMasters Bruce Johnson
PRE-Requisite
MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-561): Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.5—ADO.NET Application Development: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 ADO.NET ... Package (Developer Certification) by Jim Wightman, Mark Blomsma Shawn Wildermuth
No Book available for this exam (yet):
Exam 70-565: PRO: Designing and Developing Enterprise Applications Using Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5