PRO LINQ - LANGUAGE INTEGRATED QUERY IN C# 2008

LINQ (Language INtegrated Query) is a new addition to the .NET Framework that Microsoft will be releasing alongside the next version of Visual Studio ("Orcas") in mid-2007. It is set to revolutionize the way that database applications are constructed by providing developers with a standard set of queries that they can implement in the same way regardless of the data-source that they are working with. Whether it’s an XML file, a text file, an Oracle database or a SQL database they’re all accessed the same way through the LINQ syntax. This is an enormously powerful new feature that affects almost all users of the .NET Framework. As a result it’s already being eagerly anticipated and generating a huge amount of buzz in the .NET community. Foundations of LINQ in C# is the first book on the subject to provide a complete overview of this important emerging technology. In a fast-paced 250 pages readers are taken through all of LINQ’s important features showing how the technology can be put to practical use quickly and simply. By reading this book they will be able to get ahead of the game and be ready when the new technology breaks.