22.4. Summary
With the variety of tools and windows available to you in Visual Studio 2008, you can easily create and maintain databases without having to leave the IDE. You can manipulate data as well as define database schemas visually using the Properties tool window in conjunction with the Schema Designer view.
Once you have your data where you want it, Visual Studio keeps helping you by providing a set of drag-and-drop components that can be bound to a data source. These can be as simple as a checkbox or textbox, or as feature-rich as a DataGridView component with complete table views. The ability to drag whole tables or individual fields from the Data Sources window onto the design surface of a form and have Visual Studio automatically create the appropriate controls for you is a major advantage for rapid application development.
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