E-Book Overview
Few technologies have been as eagerly anticipated as Microsoft SQL Server 2005 ("Yukon"). Now, three SQL Server insiders deliver the definitive hands-on preview - accurate, comprehensive, and packed with examples. A First Look at SQL Server 2005 for Developers starts where Microsoft's white papers and Web articles leave off, showing working developers how to take full advantage of Yukon's key innovations. It draws on exceptional cooperation from Microsoft's Yukon developers and the authors' hands-on access to Yukon since its earliest alpha releases. You'll find practical explanations of Yukon's new data model, built-in .NET hosting, improved programmability, SQL-99 compliance, and much more. Virtually every key concept is illuminated via sample code tested with Microsoft's public beta. Key coverage includes:* Yukon as .NET runtime host: enhancing security, reliability, and performance* Writing procedures, functions, and triggers in .NET languages* Leveraging powerful new enhancements to T-SQL* The XML data type and XML query languages* SQL Server 2005 as a Web Services platform* Client-side coding: ADO/ADO.NET enhancements, SQLXML, mapping, ObjectSpaces, and more * Using SQL Server 2005's built-in application server capabilities"
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Praise for A First Look at SQL Server 2005 for Developers “If you want to be the best at developing applications for SQL Server 2005, you need to read this book. This book is the Rosetta Stone of SQL Server programming.” —Eric Brown SQL Server Program Manager Microsoft Corporation “I’m glad to see that users will have a great book on SQL Server 2005 with great ADO.NET 2.0 coverage available right when the product hits the streets.” —Pablo Castro Program Manager, ADO.NET Team Microsoft Corporation “An excellent book for people who want to delve deep into the newest features