MCTS Sharepoint Developer Certification (70-573)

Recently I have sit for the Sharepoint Developer Examination, which is anticipated unlike Administration Examination, a tough exam by my colleagues, though none of them have not tried at least once :) . Everyone pushed me towards the dead-end for the trial, and I also well prepared on the core API of Sharepoint. Since I have been actively working on Sharepoint for last one year, most of the API is covered through out my tasks, which enabled me to go for a dry run on the new features introduced in Sharepoint 2010 API such as SPListCollection.TryGetList etc.

These are the steps I've focused once I've decided to embark on the Sharepoint bed.
First, I've done some POCs based on the weight of skills to be tested.
Microsoft Preparation Guide

Lets say, TimerJob implementation is included in the preparation list, I've written a simple TimerJob and deployed as Farm Administrator and note down if any issues encountered.
But at the exam, required us to be familiar with the sandboxed solution deployment as well, where as we deploy everything as Farm Administrator. So for the audience, I'm encouraging all you to go through the dual deployment steps and get hold of the stuffs as its a new feature introduced in SharePoint 2010; I meant the SandBoxed solution.

Atlast, outline given by Microsoft is analysed detailed and provided reference on the following blog, which was a worth guide for me.
Guide with References

If any specific clarification neede on the exams, just post me your questions.