Expert SQL Server 2005 Development is the most advanced book of its kind on the market to help you actively develop expertise. Instead of rehashing the documentation, this book shows how to use SQL Server 2005 to solve real-world business problems, by emphasizing development best practices and building your skills as a developer.

The book's goal is to help you recognize similar real-life work problems and analogize effectively to solve them. To that end, many exercises are included to help strengthen these skills. You will learn not only what tools and techniques are available, but also how to carefully choose and confidently apply them to produce high-quality designs and applications.