> From: Andy Jarrett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > How long did everyone else give themselves to study?? weeks, months, days???
Hi Andy, Well, obviously everyone's different, but I've been using CF since 1999 (versions 3, 4.0, 4.5, 5, MX 6 & 7). For this past 7.0 exam, I studied 2 full weeks (perhaps 2 - 3 hours per day) before taking the exam. I'm also the author of CFMX Exam Buster, so that makes me a bit more intimate with the question types and that sort of thing. I used my own 6.0 version of the product and studied up on the new 7.0 material quite a bit. I passed with the advanced status on the MX 7 test. [I know Andy's a customer so that why I'm suggesting the below, it would be the same advice I give to all my customers] I would say when you are consistently scoring in the 90's on any test and not simply by memorization (of answer A or B, etc...), but actually knowing the concepts of the questions/answers, reading the explanations, refering the references URLs (if necessary), and most importantly trying out code snippets. I also recommend taking the time to do all 13 tests straight thru and no cheating, just to see how you do. Study your weak areas, do the tests again and see how you progress. Then take the topic test (sure it's the same questions, but in a different mindset), and see how you do. Then take some random tests, to build your confidence (or identify if you're not ready). Besides the CF knowledge that CFMX Exam Buster tries to bestow on my customers, it also prepares the customer for taking a test. I don't know about you, but it's been awhile since I've been in a classroom taking tests (I always hated them!). So budgeting your time, not freaking out and relaxing a bit is something that CFMX Exam Buster is meant to impart upon my customers as well. I actually had one customer email me just the other day and tell me that even though he's never taken the actual MM cert exam, he loves CFMX Exam Buster because it's taught him so much about the CF product that he was never aware of and it's increased his CF knowledge 10-fold. The testimonials webpage on my site (http://centrasoft.com/cfbtestimonials.cfm) is 100% real. > Also has anyone used CF exam buster to study (it was there spam this > morning which prompted a look around) Andy, I have to take issue with this statement. As someone who knows what SPAM is (I receive over 400 per day), I feel I have to defend myself here against this public accusation. I sent an email announcement to CF-TALK, as I have done in the past, and Michael Dinowitz has never had a problem with in the past (I specifically asked his permission the first time). I also sent an email to several CF blog owners (one of which was you). I hand selected the blog owners, wrote the emails and sent from my email account. The blogs are CF related and CFMX Exam Buster is definitely CF-related, so I figured it would be right on topic with those blogs that I picked out. If I offended you with my email, then I apologize, but I certainly don't think it can be defined as spam. Now if I asked you if you wanted to refinance your home, wanted a bigger johnson, or were looking for cheap software, then that might be different :) Something else that I wanted to touch upon was Ben Forta's CF study guide. I often get emails asking me which to buy (mine or his), or they seem to have a slant on them as though me & Ben are enemies and it's gotta be one or the other. I just wanted to publicly state that nothing could be further from the truth. I've met Ben a couple times at CF conferences (he may or may not remember, but I was on that bus in Washington DC in 2000 that could barely negotiate a particular street corner), find him to be a fascinating intelligent man, and actually own his study guides (not the 7.0 one yet). Both products are reasonably priced, so why not arm yourself with both? I think CFMX Exam Buster is more geared towards taking/passing the actual exam, because it is a software product, where as Ben's is a book (duh). Ben's book has some extra info like LDAP, CFMAIL, Verity which are not fair game on the real exam by Macromedia's own admission, but it makes an excellent handy reference even after taking the exam. Well that turned into a bit more than I was expecting, but I think I needed to publicly state it, Thanks, Brian -- Brian Simmons [EMAIL PROTECTED] The ultimate ColdFusion MX 7.0 Certification testing tool: Check out CFMX Exam Buster 7.0 at: http://centrasoft.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:212476 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
