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Welcome to this book. It is much more than a revision of its predecessor, Beginning ASP.NET 2.0 Databases.
The concepts involved in building data-driven applications have radically evolved over multiple releases of .NET
Framework. With the introduction of Entity Framework 5, WCF Data Services, and new features in ASP.NET 4.5 like
Strongly Typed Controls and model binding, there is a greater choice among developers to build Web applications
fetching data from a wide variety of data sources. The book will seek to get you started building data-driven websites
using the new features in .NET Framework 4.5. It will also introduce you to ASP.NET MVC 4 as a leading technology
in modern Web application development.
Who This Book Is For
The book is an excellent choice for developers who are still working on .NET Framework 2.0, and who are looking
forward to learning the new data access features in .NET Framework 4.5. For the first-timer, this book is a very useful
guide to get into the world of data-driven website development using ASP.NET 4.5. The book not only introduces you
to the new ways of building a data access layer but also presents the best practices while doing so.
How This Book Is Structured
The book is divided into 13 chapters:
Chapter 1 is an introductory chapter that provides an overview of the new data access paradigms. It also
discusses the different data sources that can be used in ASP.NET 4.5. In addition, it provides an introduction to the
new features in ADO.NET.
Chapter 2 explores the future of relational databases. SQL Server 2012 is introduced, and some of the data
visualization features are discussed.
Chapter 3 describes the concept of non-relational databases and why they are relevant for building data-driven
applications in .NET. You will learn NoSQL concepts with MongoDB.
Chapter 4 provides a detailed overview of ADO.NET and performing database operations using it. An important
new feature discussed in this chapter is asynchronous CRUD operations.
Chapter 5 provides an overview of LINQ features that will be used throughout the course of the book.
Chapter 6 provides an overview of Entity Data Model. The underlying concept is used by third-party ORM tools,
and it is also used by Entity Framework. Conceptual Schema Definition Language features are also discussed in detail.
Chapter 7 explores the ways Entity Framework uses the underlying Entity Data Model concepts to generate data
models. It also describes different ways of querying the model using LINQ and Entity SQL and explores a couple of
data providers.
Chapter 8 puts to use the data access paradigms discussed in the first chapter with Entity Framework. It also
presents an overview of Data Annotations to perform validations in ASP.NET Web Forms.
Chapter 9 provides a detailed overview of how REST-style architecture is used to fetch data using WCF Data
Services and Web API. The underlying OData protocol is also discussed.
Introduction
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