Summary and Final Thoughts

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Even though ADO.NET was very recently released, you can see that things will continue to change as new server products such as SQL Server and subsequent versions of VS .NET are released. In both cases, however, a solid foundation in ADO.NET will make it easier to adjust to the changes because they incorporate many of same concepts and programming elements.

Over the last 21 days, you've journeyed through the depths of ADO.NET and have come to a fuller understanding of its goals, features, limitations, and promise for developing applications using VS .NET and the .NET Framework. Along the way, I hope I've also been able to share some ideas and techniques for applying ADO.NET in your applications.

I used the famous quote, "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data," from Sherlock Holmes in the Introduction. Now that you have the tools to obtain the data, you can build great applications to help your users theorize on the data to solve their business problems.

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