Hour 3. Using T-SQL: A Crash Course
ADO.NET enables you to connect to a data source and retrieve and manipulate data. However, ADO.NET doesn't actually gather the data itself. It simply sends a string to the data source with data processing instructions. The language used to communicate with the data source is known as T-SQL (Transact-SQL), which is a dialect of Structured Query Language (SQL).
Because you must provide ADO.NET with the proper T-SQL statements for data retrieval and manipulation, knowledge of T-SQL is an essential skill for any well-rounded developer. Hundreds of different kinds of T-SQL statements are available in a product such as Microsoft SQL Server. You can modify many aspects of the server itself, such as managing jobs, ...
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