Expert One-On-One Visual Basic 2005 Database Programming

I didn't receive my book yet. Ordered in july I'm still waiting to recive it...

Having this book a month ago would have saved me at least $1000. Which is about how much I had to pay someone to write code that this book clearly points out was already written and available by Microsoft. That's the bottom line. This book is a time and money saver for anyone writing VB 2005 code that uses a database.

I bought this book even though I am a C# coder. Roger has such great concepts on how to do design and coding that I almost shouted for joy after searching and reading other books (e.g S. Malik which is of little or no value). This book goes beyond my production code needs and is invaluable in doing it right the first time. Thanks Roger for the section on concurrency exceptions which we all have in the real world. Most folks sweep this under the rug because it takes a real pro to fully and accurately address it.

No matter how many .NET and/or "programming database" books you have read (like me), this one is a MUST. It doesn't try to fill hundreds of pages, instead it concentrates on a) best practice tips and b) samples on how to write production-ready ADO.NET 2.0 software. This is stuff other books not even mention! The book explains the shortcomings of .NET 2.0 and gives you the sourcecode and metrics how to circumvent them. It's then up to you whether or not you implement the necessary features. The book gives you a much better understanding for .NET 2.0. And even more important, it gives you the facts you need when negotiating deadlines and budgets. It's full of tips you never learn in university. Especially the chapter "Missing Links of Concurrency Management" is an eye-opener. It makes you refactor your existing code! Simply a MUST on your bookshelf!

There are books that show you the new features of database programming with Visual Basic 2005, but it's up to you (your experience or imagination) how to use them in your projects. This book shows you in a great way how to implement the new features in non trivial Windows Forms and ASP.NET 2 projects! It's not a book that you read in just a week; you should really take you time and study it (and also the source code which the author has updated to the final release of VS 2005). Ok. some readers will say that some of the code could be placed in a separate class/tier, but in my eyes that don't affect the learning effect. At the moment this book is my absolute favourite about database programming with visual basic 2005. If you are also interested in this topic, I can only recommend this book.