Microsoft Certified Solution Developer – MCSD

Microsoft has reworked the certification process for developers and introduced a new MCSD – Microsoft Certified Solution Developer credential. This redefined certification now addresses new generation developers by including cloud and application marketplace domains. In this way, they intend to embrace the current technologies.

The new certification is created around Visual Studio 2012, a development environment that allows applications to be built across devices and for specific devices. The focus is fast, light and stunning. The skills required go beyond the traditional environments and extend to the new world of multiple platforms.

The new MCSD certification will be useful to establish credibility in the new world of development. It demonstrates the ability to compete in the latest markets.

The first MCSD certification will be be MCSD: Windows Metro Style Apps. This will focus onskills needed to create beautiful, elegant and fast apps using Windows 8 with Visual Studio, HTML5, and C#.

There’s a free ebook from MS Press to help get started: Programming Windows 8 Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (First Preview).