
454 Chapter 9 • Using ADO.NET
Summary
In this chapter, we discussed the base functionality in ADO.NET.We discussed
XML, and how it relates to ADO.NET. By embracing XML,ADO.NET is
breaking new ground and will allow us to develop ever more creative applica-
tions, while simplifying the complexities of distributed development.We looked
at XML schemas and how ADO.NET uses them to produce Strongly Typed
DataSets to speed up development while enforcing the schema definition at
compile time.
We emphasized the connectionless architecture on which ADO.NET is built,
and provided a solution if we need to maintain a connection to our data source
by wrapping the COM+ ...