SQL Server 2005 Database Development Overview

This article discusses some of the new features of SQL Server 2005 that will help you create a new type of database application.

The way database development is changing as Microsoft SQL Server, the release of Beta 2, is released. As a database developer, you can now better focus on functionality, access to native-formatted data (such as XML), and the use of powerful database servers to create more complex systems. Database development is becoming more integrated than ever before, and all the tools you need are within reach.

. NET Framework Integration

With the release of Microsoft SQLServer2005 BETA2, database programmers can now take full advantage of Microsoft. NETFramework class libraries and modern programming languages to develop database applications. By integrating the CLR, you can use the. NETFramework language in Visual Basic.NET and C # Object-oriented architecture, structured error handling, arrays, namespaces, and classes to write stored procedures, functions, and triggers. Moreover,. The thousands of classes and methods provided by NETFramework also extend the functionality of the server, making it easier for you to use on the server side. Many of the tasks we used to implement with T-SQL are now easier to implement with managed code. At the same time, the system also added two database object types: Aggregation and user-defined types. You can now better use the knowledge and skills you have mastered to write in-process code. In short, SQL Server2005 Beta2 makes it easier for your database server to perform the appropriate calculations and operations in the background.

The integration of SQL Server and CLR provides the following benefits:

1. Enhanced programming Model:. NETFRAMEWORK-compliant programming languages are more powerful in many ways than T-SQL, and provide the architecture and functionality that SQL developers did not have before.

2. Enhanced security: Managed code running in a CLR environment is controlled by the database engine, which makes. NETFramework database objects can be more secure and have better security than extended stored procedures in previous versions of SQL Server.