Programming Microsoft® ADO.NET 2.0 Core Reference, 2nd Edition

Chapter 2. Building Your First ADO.NET Application with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005

In this chapter:

Everyone Loves a Demo

Creating Your Data Access Form Without Code

Questions That Should Be Asked More Frequently

Many books for developers focus on snippets of code in several chapters before piecing together those snippets to construct a simple working application. Instead of following this standard approach, I’ll use this chapter to show you how to build a quick and simple application that will illustrate some major features of Microsoft ADO.NET.