What’s New in SQL Server 2008 and the .NET Framework

The release of the .NET Framework 3.5 includes a number of exciting new SQL Server features, the most compelling of which is Language-Integrated Query (LINQ). LINQ to SQL is a timesaving and powerful technology that enables developers to write code in either C# or VB .NET, rather than T-SQL, to query SQL Server databases.

ADO.NET Data Services is another new technology that makes it easy to work with SQL Server data in web applications, websites, Rich Internet Applications (RIAs), and other programs that need to consume data from the Web. This chapter shows you how to get started with a simple web application that exposes your data over HTTP.

Finally, this chapter covers the Microsoft Sync ...

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