Author: Tobias Zimmergren
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Introduction
Microsoft has published the two developer-oriented certifications for SharePoint 2010 on Microsoft Learning.
Personally, I think there is a huge improvement now as we're not only getting the MCTS-credit but can now also become an MCPD (Microsoft Certified Professional Developer) on the SharePoint platform. Something I've been waiting for a long time ;-)
SharePoint 2010 exams
For us developers/solution architects there are two certifications of interest (of course you should do the IT-pro tracks as well, but let's start here with the developer ones):
- 70-573: TS: Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Application Development
- 70-576: PRO: Designing and Developing Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Applications
SharePoint 2007 Exams
Way back in 2007 I wrote about passing all 4 certifications for SharePoint 2007 (link here). For SharePoint 2007 there is four certifications for the 2007 product-line:
- 70-541 - TS: Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 - Application Development
- 70-542 - TS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 - Application Development
- 70-630 - TS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Configuring
- 70-631 - TS: Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Configuring
Summary
So, keep an eye out on those two new certifications and be well prepared when they arrive - should be a fun ride :-)