Who this book is for
If you're new to .NET database programming, this book will get you going faster and better than any other book on the market. If you already have some database programming experience, this book lets you learn new skills whenever you have a few minutes. And new or experienced, this is the ideal reference for .NET database programming because no one can remember the countless details that are required.
What background do you need for using this book? If you have basic Visual
Basic programming skills, the kind you should get from
any core VB book, you're ready for this book. If you
don't have all the core skills for developing real-world
applications, we recommend you get a copy of Murach's
Visual Basic 2005 or Murach's
Visual Basic 2008.
What if you're using .NET 3.5 instead of .NET 2.0?
Everything in this ADO.NET 2.0 book still works under
.NET 3.5. New tools have been added since the 2.0 release,
but the basics of using data sources and ADO.NET code
remain the same. So we will be doing a 3.5 edition of
this book in the future, but in the meantime, you can
rely on this 2.0 edition to provide you with the database
programming skills you need.
What if you have the previous edition of this book,
Murach's VB.NET Database Programming with ADO.NET?
You definitely need a copy of Murach's ADO.NET 2.0 if you're working in .NET 2.0.
Not only are there plenty of new features and techniques
that are covered. But this edition has been improved
in every way. It's been completely reorganized and rewritten
to train you more quickly, to make it easier for you
decide what techniques to use in which situations, to
supply you with better coding examples, and to serve
as the everyday reference that you can't do without.
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