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Mastering C# and .NET Framework

You're reading from  Mastering C# and .NET Framework

Product type Book
Published in Dec 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781785884375
Pages 560 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages
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Table of Contents (21) Chapters close

Mastering C# and .NET Framework
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgements
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
1. Inside the CLR 2. Core Concepts of C# and .NET 3. Advanced Concepts of C# and .NET 4. Comparing Approaches for Programming 5. Reflection and Dynamic Programming 6. SQL Database Programming 7. NoSQL Database Programming 8. Open Source Programming 9. Architecture 10. Design Patterns 11. Security 12. Performance 13. Advanced Topics Index

The tools – SQL Server 2014


In this chapter, I'm using SQL Server 2014 Express Edition, which is free to install and includes an optional installation of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), the visual tool that allows the user to manage all objects inside the DBMS, but you can also use the 2016 version, which holds identical (an extended) features.

You can find them at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42299, and once they're installed, you'll see a new entry in your system's menu, including several tools related to this product. With SSMS ready, you should download and install some sample databases. I recommend Adventure Works 2014, which includes enough data to go ahead with the majority of typical situations you need to test in everyday programming.

There's a version available at http://msftdbprodsamples.codeplex.com/Releases. Once it's installed, simply open SQL Server Management Studio, and you should end up with an available copy of this database, as shown in...

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