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Murach Press |
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Anne Boehm |
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707 pages |
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Beginner through Advanced |
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Murach ADO.NET 3.5 , LINQ, and the Entity Framework with VB 2008 is an excellent book for anyone developing Visual Basic database applications for .NET. The book assumes that the reader has a basic understanding of VB.NET. In keeping with the books from Murach Press, the book is very readable and loaded with good examples. Throughout the book, the author develops a Payables application.
As Microsoft adds more ways to access the database, it becomes harder to know which approach you should use. I haven’t seen any other book that covers ADO.NET 3.5, LINQ, and Entity framework as thoroughly as this book does.
While the book starts with the basics of relational databases, using SQL Server, and ADO.NET 3.5, it goes beyond the typical ADO.NET /databinding examples The initial examples show this simplistic client server approach done purely with the VS designer and the later chapters expand the concepts to show how to take advantage of the designer tools while creating a 3 tier application. Even more advanced concepts such as transactions and managing concurrency problems are covered.
The section on LINQ covers:
- Introduction to LINQ
- LINQ to Datasets
- LINQ to SQL
- LINQ to XML
The section on the Entity Framework explains how to create an Entity Data Model, how to use the Mapping Details window, and alternative approaches to working with the Entity Data Model such as LINQ to Entities and Entity SQL.
In summary, I would highly recommend this book. It is easy to read and has lots of real life practical examples with code showing how these 3 different technologies can be used in database application development.
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Murach Press |
| Author: |
Anne Boehm |
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764 pages |
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Beginner through Intermediate |
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As with the other Murach Press books I have reviewed, this book is extremely readable and shows step-by-step how to develop database applications with VB. NET 2005 and ADO.NET. This book is best suited to a someone new to database development with Visual Studio 2005 but that has a passing familiarity with VB syntax. If you are unfamiliar with flow control statements and VB syntax, you might want to look at Murach's "Visual Basic 2005" book first. I highly recommend this book for entry to mid level developers. Read More..
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Microsoft Press |
| Author: |
Sarah Morgan, Bill Ryan, and Shannon Horn |
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739 pages |
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Experience with VS 2005, OOP, and SQL Server |
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This kit is designed for a developer that plans to take the MCTS exam 70-529. The book assumes that you are comfortable working with the Visual Studio IDE, are familiar with object oriented programming, and have worked with SQL Server. The book is well laid out for someone studying for the MCTS exam. At the time of the writing of this review, this is the only book designed for the purpose of preparing you for the the 70-529 exam.
The book is broken up into the following areas. Each area coincides with a main learning objective. Read More..
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Microsoft Press |
| Author: |
Matthew Stoecker and Steven Stein |
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765 pages |
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Beginner through Advanced
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This is an excellent way to prepare for the 70-526 exam. This training kit had all of the things that I expect from a training kit. It includes a 765 page book and a CD with the text of the book in pdf format, the code samples, and test preparation software.
The book thoroughly covers developing client applications with .NET 2.0. Each chapter starts with an overview and exam objectives being covered in the chapter. To tie together the theoretical with the practical, the authors made liberal use of screenshots, code, and practice labs describing the concepts and showing the reader how to complete the task that is associated with the concept. Chapters are broken up into lessons and each lesson concludes with questions to answer. The answers are in the back of the book.
The end of most chapters provide a good overview of the material and are a good way to determine if you have learned the material. They have the following:
- Chapter Summary - an overview of the main concepts covered
- Terms - New terms introduced in the chapter that the reader should be able to define
- Case scenarios - for the reader to complete
- Suggested Practices - tasks for the reader to complete
The CD included in the kit contains exam prep software with 300 questions. The software can be configured to simulate a certification exam or can be configured for study. In the study mode, numerous test parameters can be configured such as number of questions, lessons covered, and time allotted. Click on read more for a more detailed description of what is covered in the book.
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Anne Prince |
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724 pages |
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This book is designed for the entry level developer. It is well laid out and follows a logical progression that gives a quick overview of VB.NET. It covers the important concepts, but avoids including so much detail that would confuse an entry level developer. In my opinion, this is one of the best VB.NET books when it comes to getting an entry level developer up and running quickly with VB.NET 1.0 or 1.1. Read More..
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