Summary: | ".NET applications are object-oriented, but the data is not. That's the situation when you're using a relational database, XML, and many other data stores, and for each you need a separate programming solution. Microsoft's Language INtegrated Query, known as LINQ, is a set of .NET Framework and language extensions that offers a single, simple way to query data of any form directly from C♯ 3 and VB.NET 9. On top of that, your persistence code gets the same compile-time syntax checking, static typing and IntelliSense available to the rest of your code." "Written for C♯ and VB developers of all levels, LINQ in Action ramps up quickly from zero knowledge at first to a substantial depth at the end. In it, you'll explore the key language features like lambda expressions, extension methods, and anonymous data types that make LINQ possible."--Jacket
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