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title: "XP talk rescheduled - replaced with \"ADO.Net Best Practices and advanced Concepts\""
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2004/7/13/xp-talk-rescheduled-replaced-with-quotadonet-best-practices.md"
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published: "2004-07-13T08:30:00"
updated: "2004-07-13T08:30:00"
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author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "The “XP and Agile Concepts” talk I was supposed to give on the 21st of this month has been rescheduled. We're planning to do this talk on a larger scale next month - so don't get too disappointed. Instead - I'll be…"
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# XP talk rescheduled - replaced with "ADO.Net Best Practices and advanced Concepts"

By Roy Osherove July 13, 2004

**Historical article** · Originally published July 13, 2004; technical details may be outdated.

The “XP and Agile Concepts” talk I was supposed to give on the 21st of this month has been rescheduled. We're planning to do this talk on a larger scale next month - so don't get too disappointed. Instead - I'll be giving a different talk:

ADO.Net Best Practices and advanced Concepts 

**When**: 21st of this month 17:30

**Where**: [C# user group](http://www.comconix.com/ivcug/)

**What**:

ADO.Net allows you to do many different things in many different ways.In this talk we'll discuss some of the most recommended ways of doing things, and things you should \***not**\* do as well. Among the topics:

- Data Application Block – features, benefits and usage

- Concurrency Management - handling dataset conflicts

- Performance tips and tricks

- Error Handling

And a few more important and interesting things you should know when going deep into your Data Access Layer.

 **Required knowledge**: ADO.Net basic usage and working experience


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## About the author

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