Beginning SQL Server 2008 for Developers is the starting-point in the
Apress roadmap of titles for developers who wish to base their projects
upon Microsoft's flagship database management system. The book takes
developers from the point of installing SQL Server 2008, through the
process of storing, retrieving, and securing data, to the point of being
able to serve up business reports using SQL Server 2008 Reporting
Services. The author has been hooked on programming ever since he bought
his first computer, a Sinclair ZX80, in 1980. He maintains visibility in
the field through his website and his other books. The two previous
editions of this book have sold well.