I know the goal was to make in non CodeWarrior specific and one criteria for rejection of a possible question was if it was only applicable to a programmer using CodeWarrior. I would NOT expect questions like "what is the difference between the different optimization levels in CodeWarrior?" It is a difficult task to decide what is expected knowledge for a palm programmer and what not. For example, is a developer who only uses Appforge or Satellite forms, but is very proficient with them, not a qualified Palm programmer? For this test we do assume a C programmer but try and make no assumption as to what IDE.
For the purposes of this test, as study material I would go over the documentation (reference, companion, tools guide, conduit docs, web clipping guide) and published books like the Palm OS Bible or Neil's Rhodes Developer Guide (just examples, lots of good books out there). I don't think you need to do a crash course on CodeWarrior in order to pass the test, but you might want to look at some of the other tools that come with the SDK. An understanding of how to use POSE, palm debugger, PRC2OVL, WCA Builder, etc. is expected. Beyond that, a good knowledge of the APIs, compatibility issues (backwards and forwards), common mistakes, palm programming principles, etc. The test is a new test and because of that there is not an abundance of study material specifically directed at the test or compilations of older tests available. The questions are not based on obscure quirks that only come out of detailed inspection of the source. Nor are we trying to trick developers by swapping parameter order of APIs to see if you notice. If I were a developer getting ready for the test I would try to review the areas I do not use too much. The test does look for a large breadth of competency. If you can make (and debug) an international application with lots of good Zen of Palm UI, that beams and has wireless connectivity plus a conduit... you are probably a good candidate for the certification. -Ezekiel Sanborn de Asis Palm Developer Support [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/support/forums/
