The “Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Stored Procedure Programming in T-SQL & .NET, 3rd Edition” is a book for programming students as it reveals essential skills for Database Professional. Dejan Sunderic is the author of this programming book. Dejan Sunderic is the principal consultant at Trigon Blue, Inc., and the president of the Toronto SQL Server User Group. He specializes in database and application development on the SQL Server platform. In this book, Dejan identifies the key concepts, techniques and best practices that are very helpful for the .Net users. Sunder describes some of the interactions between SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio languages. After reading this book, the reader will easily create stored procedures for web search engines. This book is clear and concise for beginners, explains advanced techniques for intermediate users and also a great reference for experienced users. In summary, Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Stored Procedure Programming in T-SQL & .NET is an essential book for application developers.

The “Programming Microsoft SQL Server 2000 With Xml, 2nd Edition” is a good book that reveals how to use XML. Graeme Malcolm is the author of this instructive book. Graeme is a principal technologist for Content Master Ltd., and apart from the first edition of this title. He has written several Microsoft training courses and presented at numerous conferences. In this book, Graeme Malcolm starts from scratch and walks you through every aspect of XML and building a complete XML enabled web pages. Programming Microsoft SQL Server 2000 With Xml guides the readers on how to retrieve XML data from a database, insert XML data into the database and manipulate it in extensible database solutions. This is a good book for anyone that is looking to find overall information that can give a glimpse into the features of SQL Server. Each topic is covered clearly and concisely and packed with the details that you learn to be truly effective. This book is also for novices as it has a very good appendix that teaches all you need to understand the book. In summary, Programming Microsoft SQL Server 2000 With XML is a perfect book to learn XML programming.