I'm about build my next database, and I need to decide on a .Net language. I've been using Access for a few years, and have gotten as far as using Access Data Projects with Sql Server. The next step ...

I've been doing some VERY BASIC reading of ADO.NET 2.0, but I've not been able to find an answer to this question: (which leads me to believe it's assumed to be a general knowledge understanding that ...

A connection to a database is a resource intensive operation that typically comprises a few steps. A channel of communication between the application and the database should be established before the ...