MCSD Cert Advice

[Deon6]

Hi,

I've been working as an IT Administrator and IT Manager for the last 8 or so years. I'm interested in getting into programming/development. Though programming wise I've only messed around with html and a little bit of ASP.

So looking around the web it seems that MCSD is 'n good cert to have, which you get after passing:

480 - Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3
486 - Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web Applications
488 - Developing Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Core Solutions
489 - Developing Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Advanced Solution

But now I have a few questions:

1) Which language are you learning from these? I thought C# would be in there, or would I have to learn that by taking a MTA Software Development Fundamentals/Windows Development Fundamentals (or anything else) before attempting MCSD? Or what?
2) What type of applications can be built with the knowledge from doing the MCSD? Only workflow/accounting type of things? The Microsoft site says after the MCSD you can get work as a "software developer or web developer", so sky's the limit, or not quite?

 

[kripstoe]

Do you enjoy programming/development?

 

[sp4ceman]

you will learn c#.
c# is used to make pretty much any app on the dot net framework.

you can run c# on your pc as a console app, windows forms application, you can put it on your windows mobile device, the web either in web forms or mvc, heck you can even put c# on your Xbox.

 

[NeonNinja]

Yeah, I'm also in a bit of a pickle... https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-za/mcsd-certification.aspx There's no C# in except for Windows Store Apps (which isn't exactly what I'm looking for).

Anyone?

 

[Sasha_za]

You can do the MCSD: Web Applications - Solutions Developer
the second exam is Developing ASP.NET MVC Web Applications, which is c#

or you can just write the specialized cert 'Programming in C#' https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/specialist-certification.aspx