If you know the basics of Visual Basic, this book will have you using ADO.NET to develop full-featured database applications in no time. It covers all the crucial ADO.NET skills for both Windows and web applications, including (among other things) a short database primer for beginners, data tools that let you bind data to controls to save you hours of coding, SQL queries, database classes for 3-layer applications, XML, introductions to LINQ and the Entity Framework, and the most practical coverage of the Report Designer and Report Viewer for local reports that we've seen.