Beginning ASP.NET 3.5 Data Access with LINQ, VB 2008, and ADO.NET

Learn how to build ASP.NET 3.5 web sites that use multiple data sourcesnot just databaseswith Beginning ASP.NET 3.5 Data Access with LINQ, VB 2008, and ADO.NET, a comprehensive introduction. You'll learn how to build a relational database, use SQL or XML to communicate with it, and take full advantage of Microsoft's new technology, Language Integrated Query (LINQ). All the latest ADO.NET and ASP.NET features in .NET 3.5 are covered, and author Damien Foggon devotes plenty of discussion to mission-critical issues such as design, transactions, concurrency, exception handling, and optimization. Foggon explains in detail how to work with SQL Server Express, Oracle Express, and MySQL Community Server and highlights the differences between them. Packed with information about .NET 3.5 improvements and techniques for building database-driven web sites, each new idea is illustrated by practical code examples, with a real-world case study to tie together everything you've learned and help clarify the more complex issues. Learn to program databases in ASP.NET 3.5 and VB 2008, with detailed code examples throughout. Choose your preferred database: SQL Server Express, Oracle Express, or MySQL Community Server. Master LINQ, XML, concurrency, transactions, stored procedures, tiered architecture, and a host of other valuable topics. What you'll learn Build fully featured, database-driven web sites with ASP.NET 3.5 and VB 2008. Manipulate data structures using VB 2008 classesreal codeinstead of HTML pages. Store, modify, query, and retrieve data in SQL or XML format. Use LINQ to handle in-memory collections, relational databases, and XML dataincluding queries that join SQL and XML. Model andgenerate LINQ classes with the DLINQ Designer. Create powerful, robust web sites using professional techniques such as concurrency, tiered architecture, exception handling, transactions, and stored procedures. Who is this book for? This book is ideal for any VB 2008 developer who wants to learn about database programming with ASP.NETthe most powerful, efficient, and flexible way of building data-driven web sites on Windows. About the Apress Beginning Series The Beginning series from Apress is the right choice to get the information you need to land that crucial entry-level job. These books will teach you a standard and important technology from the ground up because they are explicitly designed to take you from "novice to professional." You'll start your journey by seeing what you need to knowbut without needless theory and filler. You'll build your skill set by learning how to put together real-world projects step by step. So whether your goal is your next career challenge or a new learning opportunity, the Beginning series from Apress will take you thereit is your trusted guide through unfamiliar territory Related Titles LINQ for VB 2005 Beginning SQL Server 2005 for Developers: From Novice to Professional