Working with data in Silverlight, ADO.NET, LINQ, SQL


Silverlight applications are often required to work with various data sources. Presented here are some of the best books available on the market today for novice and advanced developers. SQL, LINQ, ADO.NET, and the new data access methods available in .NET Framework 3.5 - all here.


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Pro LINQ: Language Integrated Query in C# 2008 (Apress) Pro LINQ: Language Integrated Query in C# 2008
By Jr., Joseph C. Rattz, Apress
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Data Services with Silverlight 2 (O'Reilly Media, Inc.) Data Services with Silverlight 2
By John Papa, O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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SQL Queries for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Data Manipulation in SQL (Addison-Wesley Professional) SQL Queries for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Data Manipulation in SQL
By John L. Viescas, Michael J. Hernandez, Addison-Wesley Professional
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Learning SQL (O'Reilly Media, Inc.) Learning SQL
By Alan Beaulieu, O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Programming Microsoft® LINQ (Microsoft Press) Programming Microsoft® LINQ
By Paolo Pialorsi, Marco Russo, Microsoft Press
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SQL Cookbook (O'Reilly Media, Inc.) SQL Cookbook
By Anthony Molinaro, O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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ADO.NET 3.5 Cookbook (O'Reilly Media, Inc.) ADO.NET 3.5 Cookbook
By Bill Hamilton, O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Programming the Microsoft ADO.NET Entity Framework (Microsoft Press) Programming the Microsoft ADO.NET Entity Framework
By David Sceppa, Microsoft Press
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Programming Entity Framework (O'Reilly Media, Inc.) Programming Entity Framework
By Julia Lerman, O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Pro ADO.NET Data Services: With ASP.NET 3.5, SharePoint and BizTalk (Apress) Pro ADO.NET Data Services: With ASP.NET 3.5, SharePoint and BizTalk
By John Shaw, Simon Evans, Apress
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Beginning C# 2008 Databases: From Novice to Professional (Apress) Beginning C# 2008 Databases: From Novice to Professional
By Vidya Vrat Agarwal, James Huddleston, Ranga Raghuram, Syed Fahad Gilani, Ja...
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LINQ in Action (Manning Publications) LINQ in Action
By Fabrice Marguerie, Steve Eichert, Jim Wooley, Manning Publications
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LINQ Pocket Reference (O'Reilly Media, Inc.) LINQ Pocket Reference
By Joseph Albahari, Ben Albahari, O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Pro LINQ Object Relational Mapping in C# 2008 (Apress) Pro LINQ Object Relational Mapping in C# 2008
By Vijay P. Mehta, Apress
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LINQ Unleashed: for C# (Sams) LINQ Unleashed: for C#
By Paul Kimmel, Sams
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Professional ADO.NET 3.5 with LINQ and the Entity Framework (Wrox) Professional ADO.NET 3.5 with LINQ and the Entity Framework
By Roger Jennings, Wrox
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ASP.NET 2.0 Cookbook (O'Reilly Media, Inc.) ASP.NET 2.0 Cookbook
By Michael Kittel, Geoffrey LeBlond, O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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.NET and XML (O'Reilly Media, Inc.) .NET and XML
By Niel M. Bornstein, O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Professional Expression Blend 3.0: with Silverlight (Wrox) Professional Expression Blend 3.0: with Silverlight
By Alexandra Young, Wrox
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Microsoft Silverlight 2.0 A Beginner's Guide (McGraw-Hill Osborne Media) Microsoft Silverlight 2.0 A Beginner's Guide
By Shannon Horn, McGraw-Hill Osborne Media