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Summary: nive work
Review: A simple yet detailed book written by a very talented writer. I read the first edition and the second edition is by far a much better book, in particular in the way the material is presented. It does look as if the author needed some experience with the first book to really write some good stuff and he certainly delivers with the second book. I hope he'll do third with the new whidbey stuff coming out.My favorite chapter is 19 and if you need a book that teaches you about database programming with VB .net and ADO.netb then this book is for you.
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Summary: Neat and tidy
Review: Although this is a somewhat old book, ie. it covers 1.0 of the framework its still an excellent book about many types of data access with .net, especially ado.net. I can recommend this book to anyone wanting to learn ado.net
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Summary: awesome
Review: Good book, good coverage and very detailed explanations. I miss the few changes in the .NET framework 1.1, but the book is still worth 5 stars. I'd like to see more sqlxml coverage in a third edition.
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Summary: Excellent book
Review: I am new to ADO.NET and this book has helped me conquer this part of the db universe as well. I read many of the chapters more than once because they're so full of tips, ideas and great information, but every minute spent reading pays off.
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Summary: ADO.NET explained
Review: I don't think I have ever read a book this easy to grasp. I'm delighted with the authors concise writing style and how easy it is to read. I've been reading the book, commuting to and from work and it has been a real pleasure. Now it serves as a reference book, no actually THE ADO.NET reference book.
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Summary: Great VB/DB book
Review: I was searching for a DB book with VB .NET example code and there are lots of them. A friend recommended this one and I'm glad she did. There's so much information in this book; it's unbelievable. I skipped chapter 1, but chapter 2 was an excellent refresher, as the author states, and I can certainly use this chapter for later reference. I'm an experienced DB developer and I DO know about normal forms, but like many people I forget "things" now and then, so this chapter is a very quick reference. Part II and III are excellent introductions to the two ADO.NET layers and after reading through them, I really understand the concepts of ADO.NET and especially the way it works with disconnected data access. These two parts with apendixes C and D are excellent as reference guides and I can recommend the book just for these chapters/appendixes. Wait, there's more: Stored Procedures, Views, Triggers, exception handling and much more. Truly a book for any serious VB/DB developer.
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Summary: Good quality, excellent coverage
Review: Not too much to say, except that this book is an excellent reference to ado.net and sqlxml. this book is worth every dime i paid for it, and i'm using it on a daily basis. much better than the msdn.
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Summary: Yes, this is the book I have been looking for
Review: Quite simply the best book I have read about ado.net and other .net database topics. The author does a splendid job explaining how to use the various parts of ado.net and it shows he has several years of db programming knowledge. The db design chapter is a delightful refresher and it's quite good as a quick reference.
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Summary: Good and detailed book
Review: This is one of the better books I've read on the subject of database programming and in particular using the .Net framework. It starts off in a slow pace explaining the details of disconnected database programming and then chapter by chapter it explains how to work with ADO.net and it then rounds off with some 'extras' in teh form of SQLXML and Exchange Server connectivity. Really good book.
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