ADO.NET Cookbook (Paperback)

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Product Description

Designed in the highly regarded O'Reilly Cookbook format, ADO.NET Cookbook is strikingly different from other books on the subject. It isn't bogged down with pages of didactic theory. The ADO.NET Cookbook focuses exclusively on providing developers with easy-to-find coding solutions to real problems. ADO.NET Cookbook is a comprehensive collection of over 150 solutions and best practices for everyday dilemmas. For each problem addressed in the book, there's a solution--a short, focused piece of code that programmers can insert directly into their applications The diverse solutions presented here will prove invaluable over and over again, for ADO.NET programmers at all levels, from the relatively inexperienced to the most sophisticated.

About the Author

Hamilton is a software architect who specializes in designing, developing, and implementing distributed applications using .NET and J2EE technologies.

Product Details

• Paperback: 624 pages
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 1 edition (September 25, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0596004397
• ISBN-13: 978-0596004392
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #912,326 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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29 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent., October 14, 2003

By A Customer

The examples in this book provide concise solutions to a wide range of ADO.NET programming issues. I found the code clear, well documented, and easy to incorporate into my own work. The problems solved are more "real-world" and less trivial, and the corresponding solutions more complete, than those in any other ADO.NET book I've seen. Together with the clear discussions, this book is helpful not only for solving problems on the job, but also for in-depth learning about ADO.NET topics.

One more thing that I really liked about this book. It has many examples that use namespaces outside of ADO.NET such as messaging, cryptography, serialization, XML manipulation, remoting, and Web services. This is helping me learn more about these topics (as well as ADO.NET) in this practical reference.

17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is a must have!, January 27, 2004

By	Karen Krant (Kailua-Kona, HI United States) - See all my reviews

After reading many general ASP.NET books I found I still had many unanswered questions regarding ADO.NET. The ADO.NET examples provided in the general books were very simple and by no means "real world". I ran into many road blocks, most of which could not be solved even after extensive research on the web and many ASP.NET forums. I finally purchased the ADO.NET Cookbook. This book is truely amazing and I have now read it cover to cover. The author uses a unique approach whereby real world problems are described and then solutions are presented and the details are discussed. This unique format makes it very easy to search for, and identify the answers to specific ADO.NET questions. The book covers advanced topics and all explanations are clear and concise - a definite must-have book for anyone who is serious about understanding ADO.NET.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tips and Tricks with ADO.NET unrevealed, June 1, 2006

By	Software Architect "http://www.india-developm... - See all my reviews

The book explains the ADO.Net concept completely, with examples and also explains the advanced features that would other wise have been difficult to be brought in practice. While designing and developming an ASP.Net application, ADO.net plays vital role.

This book is THE MUST for applications that need large database interactions. This book acts as the bible to the ADO.Net techniques. Great work.

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