Professional SQL Server 2005 Programming (Programmer to Programmer)

Professional SQL Server 2005 Programming shows experienced developers how to master the substantially revamped feature set of the latest release of Microsoft SQL Server. The book begins with a concise overview of the new features of SQL Server that is of interest to experienced developers. This is especially important given the substantial changes to SQL Server with this release. From there, the book quickly moves on to the ?meat? of the title. Beginning-level material has been removed to provide more room for covering new features and more extensive code examples. An in-depth study of the programming aspects of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 for professional SQL Server developers explores the changes and updates to the new release, furnishes extensive code examples, and covers the writing of complex queries, building complex data structures, improving application speed and performance, advanced scripting and error handling, SQL cursors, XML and XQuery support, security and performance tuning, and advanced database design. Original. (Advanced)