David Hayden [MVP C#]

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• SQL Server 2005 T-SQL Recipes Book Review

  I spend a great deal of time working with SQL Server and find I need at least three solid books associated with SQL Server A succinct, easy to use, and up-to-date reference guide for SQL Server and T-SQL. A programmer's guide to SQL Server that is more... Posted Apr 25 2006, 02:31 PM by David Hayden with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: .NET Book Reviews

• Luncheebles and Cruncheebles

  A number of things going on this past week, but sadly this will be one of my few posts with no code :( Dell XPS M170 My new laptop arrived last week. It has 2GB RAM, 7200 RPM Drive, 17" screen, 256MB Graphics Card, and a backpack that I may actually use... Posted Mar 05 2006, 07:28 PM by David Hayden with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: .NET Book Reviews

• Beginning ASP.NET 2.0 E-Commerce in C# 2005 Book Review

  Author: David Hayden The book is jam packed with code samples and stored procedures that are used in the creation of the storefront, so you not only get what appears to be a fully-functioning e-commerce website, but a good introduction and training on how to create a simple 3-layer, SQL Server Database web application using a generic data access layer, stored procedures, middle-tier business objects, and a presentation layer using ASP.NET 2.0 and usercontro Posted Dec 27 2005, 01:58 PM by David Hayden with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: .NET Book Reviews

• Pro ADO.NET 2.0 Book Review

  I finished the final chapter of Pro ADO.NET 2.0 last night and highly recommend it if you are looking for a book on ADO.NET. Read about it on Apress . Summary Pro ADO.NET 2.0 is about half the thickness of an older book it replaces on my bookshelf, yet... Posted Oct 27 2005, 12:57 PM by David Hayden with | with 12 comment(s) Filed under: .NET Book Reviews

• Agile Software Development Principles, Patterns, and Practices - Book Review Conclusion

  This post concludes my chapter-by-chapter review of Agile Software Development Principles, Patterns, and Practices by Robert Martin . Although I have barely scratched the surface of the book in terms of posts and it certainly contains much more information... Posted Jun 17 2005, 09:22 AM by David Hayden with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: .NET Book Reviews, Design Patterns

• Agile Software Development - Principles Patterns and Practices

  Total day of fun in the sun. Grabbed my 2 daughters and the family canoe mid-morning and paddled out to a sand bar in the middle of the Sarasota Bay that is only accessible by watercraft. Spent the bulk of the day BS'ing with others frolicking on the... Posted May 20 2005, 03:15 PM by David Hayden with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: .NET Book Reviews, Design Patterns

• Domain-Driven Design - Layered Applications

  Jeffrey Palermo posted a diagram of his General Application Architecture , which hopefully he won't mind, I have posted here as well to talk about. All credit goes to Jeffrey for this diagram: When I saw the diagram, it reminded me of Eric Evans' book... Posted Mar 29 2005, 01:00 PM by David Hayden with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: .NET Book Reviews, GRASP Patterns

• .NET and Development Books Purchased in 2004

  I completed my taxes this weekend as well as a spring cleaning of my office and development PC's. I noticed in 2004 that I purchased far fewer books than I did in 2003. In fact, I purchased more books on researching tea for my online tea store (not done... Posted Mar 05 2005, 01:48 PM by David Hayden with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: .NET Book Reviews

• Effective C# Book Review - 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your C#

  Last year I was looking for a development book that I could sneak off to read here and there during the hustle and bustle of the Christmas holidays. I wasn't looking for a reference book that weighed 10 pounds, and I certainly didn't want a book that... Posted Feb 23 2005, 11:16 AM by David Hayden with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: .NET Book Reviews, C#