Microsoft Certifications

I've been asked by friends and co-workers why I didn't written posts in the last weeks.
The main reason is that I'm learning for my next MCTS exam.
In the last 3 weeks I read and practiced the materials from the self-paced training kit for win forms.
While I was learning I found and read a Hebrew post by Justin Angel about certifications and I must agree with the things he wrote.

I want to explain one thing that he wrote:
I sometimes interview candidates that write in their resume that they passed MCP's or other certifications.
When that candidate can't tell me basic things (for example - what is session? how does it work?) I can tell that
the candidate used braindumps to pass the certification.
I don't disqualify that candidate because of that but it gives a bad impression about that candidate.
The certifications are meant to tell you that you reached a high level of understanding and knowledge.
When you use brainumps you don't learn and only cheat yourself.

I'll continue the posts about design patterns in the near future.