Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD) certifications provide proof of your ability to design and build application solutions in a complex business environment. MCSD certifications will be available for the next release of Visual Studio.
If you are a developer using Visual Studio 2010, we recommend earning a Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD) certification on Visual Studio 2010 today. In most cases, upgrade paths will be available that will shorten your path to the corresponding MCSD certification, once it is available.
The MCSD for Microsoft .NET certification proves your ability to design and develop enterprise solutions by using Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0 and .NET Framework 1.1, as well as Microsoft development tools and technologies.
A previous version of MCSD was available for Microsoft .NET. It can no longer be earned, and all exams have retired. For information about the exams that were required, see the Certification Planner Tool on the MCP member site, or contact your Regional Service Center.
