Data Access and XML From 2- to N-Tier

Visual Studio "Whidbey" leverages existing ADO.NET and XML investments, and enables developers to perform data access tasks in drastically fewer steps and fewer lines of code. Watch this video to explore creating data access components complete with custom validation logic, consuming data from databases and the middle tier, and rapid integration of data with Windows Forms and Web Forms. Then see the new XML editor that enables enhanced validation against XSD and DTD schema, XSLT debugging, and more.

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