I am happy to see that Microsoft are working on an updated version of their 70-540 exam for Windows Mobile 5.0 application development. -It’s given the certification number 70-580 and is named TS: Windows Mobile 6.5, Application Development. It currently ”in development” and due as i understand it for release March 18, 2010.  From the list of “Skills being measured” in this exam it looks like Microsoft has put a bit more thought into what you actually need to learn before you venture into compact framework development.  If they at the same time upgrade the Microsoft Mobile Developer Handbookboth the exam and book will be a great starting point for new mobile application developers.

I hope that there will be a certification upgrade possibility for those of us that already has the 70-540  certification.

It was disapointingly easy and i left the test center with a score of 911.

On a side note; I purchased the MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit from MS Press for .NET Framework 2.0 Application Development Foundation about a year ago on amazon and i’ve never ever read a book with more errors. In my edition pages 700 – 730 is missing.   There’s been a couple new editions but they have the same isbn id so you won’t know which edition to avoid.

The book has no less than 4 long pages with commens and corrections. if needed here is links to Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4