Chapter 32. XML Data Access
ADO.NET has taken a major step forward with the advent of the DataSet and Data Providers. Now, data can be loaded from a relational database and managed in a disconnected cache, modified, and persisted back into the database in a very manageable fashion.
XML has become the standard for sharing data amongst different tiers of a multitiered application. A major reason for this is that XML is self-describing data that is independent of any platform or programming language. In addition, XML is supported by the software industry as more and more products are supporting XML, thereby solidifying a strong foothold.
Because XML is used for communicating data across the wire (the network), it makes sense that ADO.NET and XML ...
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