I recently took and passed the Microsoft exam MCSD 70-480 “Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3”.
However, this exam is relatively new as of early 2013, and the official book wasn’t out yet when I first published this blog post. It is now available for purchase, as of Spring 2013.
To prepare for the exam, you may refer to the following online resources:
For the 70-480 exam, I followed the syllabus on their main site:
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?id=70-480
(click Skills Measured)
To expand upon each line item, I followed the links on this forum:
http://www.techexams.net/forums/microsoft-developers-certifications/79076-70-480-programming-html5-javascript-css3.html
(see top posts by Robert Kaucher, follow each link)
Here’s a similar study guide:
http://www.bloggedbychris.com/2012/09/19/microsoft-exam-70-480-study-guide/
(Click the Show/Hide link for each section)
The book “HTML5 Up and Running” by Mark Pilgrim is actually available in website-form at:
The W3Schools website has tutorials for HTML5, CSS, JS, jQuery:
* http://www.w3schools.com/html/html5_intro.asp
* http://www.w3schools.com/css3/
* http://www.w3schools.com/js/
* http://www.w3schools.com/jquery/
Also, check out the jQuery website for their tutorials:
http://docs.jquery.com/Tutorials
Best of luck!
Shahed
Hi..
I am having 1+ years of experience in development. Will this exam useful for me or shall i go for some other certification like 70-483(Programming in C#)
Hi Asma,
You should consider both certifications as they cover different aspects of web/software development. This exam on HTML/CSS/JavaScript can be useful for any job that requires web development, regardless of the back-end technology.
The exam you mentioned (C#) can be useful for developing Windows applications, Web applications and even video games.
Best of luck!