Monday, January 5, 2009

Beginning C 2008 Databases or Expression Blend 2

Beginning C# 2008 Databases: From Novice to Professional

Author: Vidya Vrat Agarwal

Assuming only basic knowledge of C# 2008, Beginning C# 2008 Databases teaches all the fundamentals of database technology and database programming readers need to quickly become highly proficient database users and application developers.

A comprehensive tutorial on both SQL Server 2005 and ADO.NET 3.0, Beginning C# 2008 Databases explains and demonstrates how to create database objects and program against them in both T-SQL and C#. Full of practical, detailed examples, it’s been fully revised and updated for C# 2008 and offers the most complete, detailed, and gentle introduction to database technology for all C# programmers at any level of experience.

  • Comprehensively and concisely explains fundamental database concepts and programming techniques
  • Rich in working examples of both T-SQL and C# programs
  • Covers all the features most database programming ever requires

What you’ll learn
  • How relational databases work and how to use them
  • How C# uses ADO.NET to access databases
  • How to write stored procedures in T-SQL and call them from C# programs
  • How to use XML in database applications
  • How to use LINQ to simplify C# database programming
  • How to install SQL Server 2005 Express and Visual C# 3.0
  • Express and use them to teach yourself database programming by doing it

Who is this book for?

Beginning C# 2008 Databases is for every C# programmer. Database programming requires relatively little knowledge of C# but a lot of knowledge about relational database concepts and the database language SQL. This book assumes no prior databaseexperience and teaches you, always through hands-on examples, how to create and use relational databases with SQL and how to access them with C#. Almost every application needs to access a database, and this book teaches all the fundamentals you need--and may ever need--to develop professional database applications.
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 know--but 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 there--it is your trusted guide through unfamiliar territory!
Related Titles from Apress

  • Pro T-SQL 2005 Programmer's Guide
  • Expert C# 2005 Business Objects
  • Foundations of LINQ in C#



Interesting textbook: The Caged Virgin or Mellon

Expression Blend 2: Building Applications in WPF and Silverlight

Author: Victor Gaudioso

This book will show you how to set up a WPF/Blend environment and teach you the basics of WPF. It covers everything from the first install of Blend and Silverlight up to creating your first designs and showing you how to start developing in WPF/Blend with real world examples. It also covers advanced topics such as XAML and 3D.

  • Learn Microsoft Expression Blend 2 from scratch
  • Create dynamic and interactive web interface designs
  • Learn how to program in XAML for advanced effects


What you'll learn
  • How to get Microsoft Expression Blend 2 up and running on your computer
  • How to use the Blend interface
  • How to create basic UI elements in Blend
  • How to add audio and video to your Blend files
  • How to use XAML to add interactivity
  • How to publish the Blend application and display it on a web page


Who is this book for?

Web designers and developers wanting to learn Expression Blend 2 from the ground up.



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