The Maine Developer Network is hosting a Geek Lunch tomorrow at the State of Maine, Harlow Building at 18 Elkins Ave in Augusta.
Chris Bowen will be presenting on LINQ & Language Improvements in C# 3.0/VB 9.
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LINQ (Language Integrated Query) is a unified approach for querying data using coding syntax that remains consistent regardless of the data source. It WILL change the way you work as a developer and architect and this session will help you on your way to using it effectively. To understand how LINQ works, we'll first navigate the new features of C# 3.0 and VB 9.0 that enable LINQ functionality. Then, we'll dive into .NET 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008 to explore the various realms of LINQ: Datasets, XML, Database/SQL, in-memory objects, and more. By the end of this session, you'll have a solid understanding of how LINQ works and what it can do for your applications.