February 2008
Intermediate to advanced
428 pages
8h 52m
English
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Part II: Immersing Yourself in Data
In this part. . .
In this data-rich part, prepare for something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue. The old is in Chapter 6, where you use the SqlDataSource control to manipulate the Northwind database. The new is the exciting introduction of LINQ, which I cover in Chapters 7 and 8. The marriage of Visual Basic and a dedicated query language is worth celebrating. If you find the SQL language difficult and error-prone, vow to embrace LINQ syntax until death you do part. By the way, to get your head around the new LINQ query syntax, tear out the handy cheat sheet inside the front cover and tape it to the bottom of your monitor.
The borrowed appears in Chapter 9, where you display an RSS data feed borrowed from another site. Finally, blue enters the picture in the Web service sample that calculates red, blue, and green values from a color name.