“I got this book some time ago, and have only just finished it, but already it has become one of my most treasured posessions ... I am no stranger to LINQ, and have written numerous articles on LINQ myself, and have been using LINQ for about 1 year now, but I have to say the attention that Joe Rattz has given it in this book, is nothing short of excellent. Of particular merit for me was Chapter 17 Concurreny Conflicts, when dealing with LINQ to SQL. There are about 25 pages in this chapter, but this is a big issue, and its handled beautifully and dutifully by Mr Rattz. I take my hat off to him for this chapter. In fact in my opinion it's worth buying this book just for that chapter alone. That's not to say the rest of the book isn't good, because it is. It's all good. All in all I thoroughly recommend this book. Buy it, buy it now.” -- Sacha Barber (MS MVP)
To see all the reviews, click here.
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Welcome to LINQDev, the site dedicated to Language Integrated Query development. For those unaware, LINQ is Microsoft's new generic data query API for the .NET platform.
It is this site's goal to be your single stop to find out all that is going on in the LINQ world. Whether it is our aggregated blogs from the most prolific LINQ bloggers. or our archive of LINQ articles, if it's about LINQ, you should be able to find it here.
Here you will find links, articles, and blog messages about all of LINQ's components:
Please look around and feel free to post in the forums if you have information to share, or questions.
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The new var keyword is useful when you get confused about what your query is returning. |
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This video demonstrates how to enable LINQ to SQL in your project.
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You should buy my book ...
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because if you think that LINQ is only about querying data from a database, you are missing the boat and Pro LINQ: Language Integrated Query in C# 2008 will rectify that in a hurry.
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because if you think that the results of your LINQ to SQL query are guaranteed to match your search criteria, you are wrong.
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because my book is all about code. It begins with code, it ends with code, and it contains over 380 code examples.
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because my book is my reference. Please allow me to explain. When I first began writing my book, Microsoft white papers and documentation were my references. If there was something I couldn't remember or didn't understand, I consulted the Microsoft documentation. Over time, a wondrous thing happened. I began consulting the Microsoft documentation less and less, and began consulting my book more and more. By the end, my book became my primary reference for LINQ. For me, Pro LINQ: Language Integrated Query in C# 2008 is the best LINQ reference available, and I feel you deserve no less.
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You will learn ...
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| | how to use LINQ to Objects to query in-memory data collections such as arrays, ArrayLists, and Lists to retrieve the data you want.
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| | why some queries are deferred, how a deferred query can bite you, and how you can make deferred queries work for you.
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| | how to use LINQ to XML to revolutionize your creation, manipulation, and searching of XML data.
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| | how to query DataSets with LINQ to DataSet so you can co-exist with legacy code and use LINQ to query databases other than SQL Server.
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| | how to query Databases with LINQ to SQL, write your own entity classes, and understand how to handle concurrency conflicts.
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| Pro LINQ: Language Integrated Query in C# 2008 |
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| Published November 19, 2007 |
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 I want to take the opportunity to announce my first book, Pro LINQ: Language Integrated Query in C# 2008. Since I have never written a book before, it is quite a learning experience. I am glad though, that my first book will be published by Apress, because they have been great to work with.
Pro LINQ: Language Integrated Query in C# 2008, published on November 19, 2007, should be available at your favorite bookstore in days. You can learn more about it at Apress.com or Amazon.com.
Better yet, keep an eye on this site and my blog for insider details.
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Order from your favorite online bookstore ...
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| Pro LINQ: Language Integrated Query in VB 2008 |
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Order from your favorite online bookstore ...
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| Obtain the Northwind Database |
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Since many of the LINQ to SQL examples provided in my book, as well as other books and articles, require the Miscrosoft Northwind sample database, you can download it from here.
 | The Extended Northwind Database
This is the extended version of the Northwind database that was initially distributed with the May 2006 LINQ CTP. It contains additional things such as a Contacts table, as well as table-valued and scalar-valued functions to demonstrate additional LINQ to SQL functionality. This is the version of the Northwind database that my book will use.
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| The Standard Northwind Database
You can get an installable download for the standard Northwind database at this link. After installing, the Northwind database will be in your "C:\SQL Server 2000 Sample Databases" directory. |
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| Additional LINQ to SQL Resources |
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Until Orcas/LINQ is released, you can always come here to get a link to the latest version of LINQ.
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Amazon Kindle Edition Now Available
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These are reviews that have been posted on blogs and are therefore longer than the typical Amazon type review.
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