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Beginning C# 2008 Databases

From Novice to Professional

Apress
  • Every C# programmer, experienced or new, needs to know what this book covers—more comprehensively, concisely, and gently than any other

  • The latest edition of a classic, it is the first to cover the latest versions of both C# and ADO.NET for the new .NET 3.5

  • Valuable as both a rapid tutorial and a permanent reference

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxviii
  2. Getting Your Tools

    Pages 1-13
  3. Using XML

    Pages 119-133
  4. Getting to Know ADO.NET

    Pages 157-188
  5. Making Connections

    Pages 189-208
  6. Executing Commands

    Pages 209-233
  7. Using Data Readers

    Pages 235-264
  8. Handling Exceptions

    Pages 369-390
  9. Working with Events

    Pages 391-402
  10. Using LINQ

    Pages 431-447

About this book

Assuming only basic knowledge of C# 2008, Beginning C# 2008 Databases teaches all the fundamentals of database technology and database programming readers need to quickly become highly proficient database users and application developers.

A comprehensive tutorial on both SQL Server 2005 and ADO.NET 3.0, Beginning C# 2008 Databases explains and demonstrates how to create database objects and program against them in both T–SQL and C#. Full of practical, detailed examples, it's been fully revised and updated for C# 2008 and offers the most complete, detailed, and gentle introduction to database technology for all C# programmers at any level of experience.

  • Comprehensively and concisely explains fundamental database concepts and programming techniques
  • Rich in working examples of both T–SQL and C# programs
  • Covers all the features most database programming ever requires

About the authors

Syed Fahad Gilani has more than 15 years of experience in computing. He sold his first program at the age of 10.

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eBook USD 29.99
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Softcover Book USD 39.99
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