CHAPTER 2SQL Server 2005 Database Basics
In this chapter, you will learn about:
• Tables
• Traditional data types
• New large value data types
• User-defined data types (including both T-SQL and CLR user-defined data types)
• Views
• Creating a database
• Schemas and naming conventions
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Einstein argued that there must be simplified explanations of nature, because God is not capricious or arbitrary. No such faith comforts the software engineer. —Fred Brooks in No Silver Bullet |
Before we can get into the heavy topics of database development, we need to explain some of the basics for a database—things like tables, data types, and views. Tables and data types are the basics of any database. SQL Server also has views, which allow you to view any ...
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