Murach's ADO.NET 4 Database Programming with C# 2010 (Murach: Training Reference)

Now in its 4th Edition, this book shows C# developers how to use Visual Studio and ADO.NET to develop database applications the way the best professionals do. You'll learn how to:ulbrliquickly create Windows and web applications by dragging-and-dropping data controls in Visual Studio 2010/librlicode your own presentation, business, and database classes with ADO.NET 4 to build 3-layer applications...the route the professionals take for flexibility and control/librlidisplay and manipulate data in web applications by using ASP.NET data controls designed specifically for that purpose, like GridView and DetailsView/librliwork with XML-specific features of ADO.NET to read, write, and manipulate XML data in your applications/librliuse Visual Studio's Report Designer and ReportViewer control to create and display reports in both Windows and web applications/librliuse LINQ to SQL instead of standard SQL so you can query databases using C# constructs/librlicreate Entity Data Models so you can use LINQ to Entities to work with business objects, like invoices, while the Entity Framework handles the database details/li/ulbrPractice exercises at the end of every chapter and complete database applications throughout help you master every skill along the way. And Murach's distinctive "paired-pages" format...where each skill is presented with examples and advice in a single 2-page spread...is great for both targeted learning and reference.