Product DescriptionThis book shows Visual Basic developers how to use Visual Studio 2005 and ADO.NET 2.0 to develop database applications the way the best professionals do. For rapid application development and prototyping, this book shows how to use the 2.0 data sources feature. For serious production applications, this book shows how to build 3-layer applications that consist of presentation, business, and database classes. For web applications, this book shows how to use the time-saving ASP.NET 2.0 data controls. To ensure mastery, this book presents 25 complete database applications that demonstrate best programming practices. And it's all done in the distinctive Murach style that has been training professional developers for more than 30 years.
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Rating: - Best Tech Book I ever read
I am an ancient programmer switching from C to .NET. I have read a lotta books in my time and this is the best presentation and layout of a book I have ever seen. Its easy to read. Content is great. I wish I had found it first in my conversion to .NET. I am so impressed that I am checking out the other Murach titles for something to buy.
Rating: - This book was the best on the topic that I have read.
I needed to learn ADO.NET for my job and this book was the best on the topic I read the entire book in about 3 weeks. Everything is explained wonderfully. I love how the examples are laid out on the right with explanations on the left. I also really found the program files extremely helpful. I opened each chapters program and followed right along with the book. All the examples are already created so that you can see how they work and even modify them.
Rating: - Highly Recommended for Someone Wanting to Learn ADO.NET
As with the other Murach Press books I have reviewed, this book is extremely readable. It shows step-by-step how to develop database applications with VB. NET 2005 and ADO.NET. This book is best suited to someone new to database development with Visual Studio 2005 but that has a passing familiarity with VB syntax. If you are unfamiliar with flow control statements and VB syntax, you might want to look at Murach's "Visual Basic 2005" book first. I highly recommend this book for entry to mid level developers. ... Read More
Rating: - Another Winner from Murach
ADO.NET is a huge and sometimes daunting topic to attempt to cover, but in traditional Murach fashion, this book has the capacity to make its reader an expert if read cover to cover. All of the important topics are coverered, including use of the base objects, data binding, typed vs. untyped data sets, and most importantly (in my opinion): use of object data sources.
The best part of Murach books (including this one), aside from the paired page layout, is that they make no assumption about the ... Read More
Rating: - To the point!
I am a C# developer but when I started browsing this book I couldn't help it but to continue reading it. It is not only about the VB language itself, but instead, how to use it so solve software problems. It teaches how to better write software, best practices and approaches.
This book doesn't cover all the theory in the world about a topic. Also, not all topics. But it tells you how to use them and what to watch for.
I am glad to have read it.
