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William Vaughn

William (Bill) Vaughn is an industry-recognized author, mentor, trainer, and subject-matter expert on Visual Studio, SQL Server, and ADO.NET. He’s worked in the computer industry for more than 30 years, including 14 years at Microsoft. He's available for mentoring and custom training (see Beta V Corporation or William Vaughn's Musings for more information). He’s written seven editions of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to Visual Basic and SQL Server (Microsoft Press)—the 7th edition is on Visual Studio—and three editions of ADO.NET and ADO Examples and Best Practices (Apress). Bill and Peter Blackburn also wrote the best-selling Hitchhiker’s Guide to SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services (Addison-Wesley Professional). More recently, he’s written The Owl Wrangler and Guardians of the Sacred Seven (Beta V Corporation), the first two books in his fantasy fiction trilogy

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