How is the MCSD for Microsoft .NET certification different from the Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) for Microsoft .NET certification?
A. An MCSD for Microsoft .NET is a lead developer who designs and develops leading-edge enterprise solutions with Microsoft development tools, technologies, platforms, and the Microsoft .NET Framework. An MCAD for Microsoft .NET uses Microsoft technologies to develop and maintain department-level applications, components, Web or desktop clients, or back-end data services, or works in a team that develops enterprise applications. The scope of responsibility for an MCSD encompasses and goes beyond that of an MCAD.
