Beginning C# 2008 Databases: From Novice to Professional

by James Huddleston, Ranga Raghuram, Jacob Hammer Pedersen, et al.

Book Overview

This book is for every C# programmer. It assumes no prior database experience and teaches through hands-on examples how to create and use relational databases with the standard database language SQL and how to access them with C#.

Assuming only basic knowledge of C# 3.0, Beginning C# 3.0 Databases teaches all the fundamentals of database technology and database programming readers need to quickly become highly proficient database users and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590599004
• ISBN13: 9781590599006
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Apress
• Length: 482 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Leap Into Serious Enterprise Apps

I purchased a copy of this book in order to get on the Microsoft Visual Studio platform especially the C# technology. Coming from a Java background I needed something that takes you into serious territory quicker. And this book has not failed. It addresses a serious technology is a friendly manner - crisp and clear. The instructions are clear and lead the reader into the core of database programming without assistance. If you are new to the Visual Studio platform, then splashing a fortune on this book is a good investment to make. I have recommended itBeginning C# 2008 Databases: From Novice to Professional to my students and I hope it works for you too!

Worth my time, I've learned something.

This is exactly what it says it is, beginning databases from novice to professional, although a professional will quickly skim through it and determine it's not necessary for them. I've been doing this kind of programming since 1985, but I'll be the first to admit that I don't and can't know everything. I've spent most of the past 24 years working in obsolete languages and IDE's--if something WORKS, I'll stick with it. So I'm coming to C# a little late in the game. All I want from a book like this are quick examples of how to make a tool do what I want, and maybe a brief explanation of how something works. Once I learn syntax, it stays with me and I don't like to waste a lot of time reading things that don't apply to me. This book is PERFECT in that regard, each chapter tells you what they're going to teach, why you would want to learn it, how to "Try it out" and finally "How it works." If you're the kind of person who learns by doing, this is the book for you. No, it won't answer all of your questions but it will give you enough of a working knowledge of SQL Server MSE, and how to at least get started in C# with it. The main thing when you're starting out with something like this is to build some confidence and MOMENTUM, then you can start asking the right questions and looking to other reference materials for your answers. After that, you'll probably never need to open this book again. Most people will finish it in a week or two.

.NET Developer Group Coban

Este libro me ayudara a comprender sobre como crear o resolver casos en una base de datos. Estoy empezando a aprender sobre bases de datos y este libro seguramente me ayudara a aclarar mis dudas. Felicitaciones! Jairo Leonel Toc Bol

Good enough

It is pretty good introduction to Database programming in C#, it has the basics that you may have overlooked if you are already programming and builds a solid foundation for new devs