Exam 70-515 is now available in Prometric testing centers. This is a Technical Specialist exam designed to  test the candidate's knowledge and skills in developing Web applications using ASP.NET and the .NET Framework 4.

Candidates for this exam are professional Web developers who use Microsoft Visual Studio. Candidates should have a minimum of two to three years of experience developing Web-based applications by using Visual Studio and Microsoft ASP.NET. Candidates should be experienced users of Visual Studio 2008 and later releases and should have a fundamental knowledge of the .NET Framework 4 programming languages (C# or Microsoft Visual Basic). In addition, candidates should understand how to use the new features of Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4.
 
Candidates should also have a minimum of one year of experience with the following:
  • Accessing data by using Microsoft ADO.NET and LINQ
  • Creating and consuming Web and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) services
  • State management
  • ASP.NET configuration
  • Debugging and deployment
  • Application and page life-cycle management
  • Security aspects such as authentication and authorization
  • Client-side scripting languages
  • Internet Information Server (IIS)
  • ASP.NET MVC

For a more detailed list of the skills measured on this exam, check out the prep guide. To schedule your exam, visit Prometric's website.