Beginning ASP.NET 2.0 Databases

This book picks up where Beginning ASP.NET 2.0: From Novice to Professional leaves off, focusing on database programming with ASP.NET. Since ASP.NET developers need to access databases quickly and efficiently, this book teaches the best practices and methods to help developers achieve professional ASP.NET and database solutions.

Beginning ASP.NET 2.0 Databases: From Novice to Professional is a comprehensive introduction on how you can connect a Web site to many different data sources ? not just databases ? and use the data to create dynamic page content. They also show how to build a relational database, use SQL to communicate with it, and understand how they differ from each other. You?ll also learn about the new features of ADO.NET and ASP.NET in .NET 2.0

The authors cover mission-critical issues, such as design, transactions, error handling, optimization, and scalability. They write about SQL Server, Jet, and MySQL databases, highlighting their differences. Finally, they concluded with a handy case study that brings together all of the things you?ve learned.