The back cover of book reads:
"Get hands-on, expert guidance for developing custom database applications.

Get the strainghtforward information you need to learn the core programability feature in SQL Server 2005. This guide offers hands-on programming instructions, poractical examples, and code samples to help you design and develop robust database applications and business intelligence."

And I found that to be true.

This books helps me to:

• Program views, stored procedures, triggers and functional using T-SQL.
• Work with the new XML data type and XQuery method.
• Automate common administration and maintenance task.
• Debug database, reposts, and objects using VS 2005.
• Write transactional code and implement local and distributed transactions.
• Develop mobile data applications using SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition.
• Use SQL Server notification Services to develop applications that deliver event-driven notificatiosn to the user.
• Use business intelligence tools, such as SQL Server Reporting Service and OLAP and data mining components.