Microsoft ADO.NET (Core Reference)

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Summary: On the desk of every serious developer
Review: This is the one stop shop for everything you wanted to know about ADO.NET. Author compares features with ADO, gives those cool performance tricks that every one wants to know especially web developers. Examples in both Visual Basic .Net and C# covering every minor property and method. I am glad I gulped through the whole book in a week like a novel

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Summary: Best and newest book on ADO.NET
Review: Very good book. It's very easy to read and understand. The most important thing that I liked was lots of programming hints. The author gives you several techniques to choose from and then explains advantages/disadvantages of using them (like speed, amount of code to write). I was specifically looking for advanced update scenarios, and the book gives a lot explanation on that too (resolving update conflicts, getting autoincrement/timestamp values from the database, updating hirachical data). It's also a good reference for everyday use.

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Summary: You need this book
Review: Whether or not you are a new .Net programmer or an old VB programmer coming to .Net, you need this book. ADO.Net is a complex subject and this book really covers it well. Excellent examples, very well written, Five Stars.