I am learning VB.NET and am wondering....
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>> ...if you guys and gals would recommend for me to learn
>> the in's and out's of databases first. The reason I ask
is
>> that I've heard that alot of VB programs are really just
>> front-ends to databases. I already have two good books
on
>> larning VB.NET and Access programming...it's just a
matter
>> of the right path to study first. If your answer is
>> databases...to what extent should I learn databases? Do
I
>> need to know just the basics of tables, normalization,
>> relationaships, etc., or do I need to know the actual db
>> programming aspects as well? All help would be greatly
>> appreciated to start me on the correct path. Thanks in
>> advance!
>> Brent
>I think that really depends on what you are going to
program. I would not
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>rule out learning the database education but there is
alot you can do with a
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>program that doesn't use a database. You are correct
that a lot of
>programs are front ends to a database. There are also a
good portion of
>programs that never touch a database. I would
recommend learning as much
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>as you can about the programming language, with that you
will learn how
>databases work and how to send and receive data to them.
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Thanks for the advice! I believe that is what I will do. I
have been studying access enough to get the basics down of
design so that when it comes time to connect to a database
I can figure it out, and if not then I still have the book
to read. As far as what I am going to program...I dont
even really know. My customer base is small to mid size
companies in a couple different industries so it could
vary quite a bit. But I feel that VB.NET will be a good
tool for me in any case. Thanks again!
Brent
