Database Management Systems

This class is about Database Management Systems. As such we talk about creating, managing and programming SQL databases. When time permits, we also cover spatial/spatial temporal data and database systems. This site contains content developed by Dr. Anderson for his classes.

Programming Examples

• Lecture 1: It really easy that easy to do small things

  • Commandline Connected Example

  • Forms Disconnected Example

• Lecture 2: Look at the Objects we used in the Forms from Lecture 1.

  • DataSet Class

  • Filled by TableAdapter contained in the TableAdapterManager

  • BindingSource as a service provider

    • How are GUI elements bound then?
    • How do the GUI elements change?

  • BindingNavigator

• Lecture 3: Detail Tables, Validation and other GUI Objects
  • What you bind to makes all the difference.
  • Responding to the Validating Event

  • For anything other than small, independent projects consider the Entity Framework with LINQ.

Programming Resources

Learning to program something more complex than a one off programming assignments for students can be difficult. Where do the experts learn to program large database applications and what tools and methods do they use? This section is not an answer, but a suggestion on where to look for those answers. Someday, I hope to have a class that explores this in depth.

• Domain Driven Design has an entire website to look at: http://domaindrivendesign.org/

• NHibernate: http://nhibernate.org

• Naked Entites/Objects (http://www.nakedobjects.com) is a for pay framework

• CSLA.NET

• SpecExpress http://specexpress.codeplex.com

• TeamCity

• AutoMapper

And many more to follow I'm sure.