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- .NET
- Topics
- XML Databinding
In Visual Basic 9.0, XML becomes a built-in data type with a rich editing experience that completely eliminates the conceptual barrier between the code that you write and the XML that you're trying to express. It will cover tips, tricks, and gotchas so that developers reach peak performance when programming against XML with LINQ in Visual Basic 9.0.
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By Beth Massi
on Apr 23, 2008,
News about LINQ
- .NET
- Topics
- Silverlight,
- .NET Framework
The beta for Service Pack 1 of .NET 3.5/VS 2008 brings with is a host of new features and libraries including the ADO.NET Entity Framework and Data Services, a client-only version of the Framework, and changes to most of the 3.0 and 3.5 libraries. Despite its name, to many developers this release is as significant as 3.5 itself.
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By Jonathan Allen
on May 14, 2008,
- .NET
- Topics
- .NET Framework
Besides the ubiquitous praise within the community, LINQ has quite a steep learning curve. Two tools, VLinq and LINQpad, try to help developers become more familiar with the LINQ syntax.
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By Hartmut Wilms
on Apr 17, 2008,
- .NET
- Topics
- Data Access
NHibernate 2.0 Alpha has been released this week. The current 2.0 release is the first step to the feature set of Hibernate 3.2.6, many classes have been completely rewritten and lots of features have been added.
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By Hartmut Wilms
on Apr 03, 2008,
Articles about LINQ
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- .NET
- Topics
- Performance & Scalability,
- Programming
Aaron Erickson introduces his new LINQ extension Indexes for Objects (i4o). Indexes for Objects allows for fast lookup against in-memory collections while retaining the LINQ syntax and semantics. He also discusses how expression trees interact with LINQ and how they can be leveraged in other scenarios.
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By Jonathan Allen
on Jun 22, 2007,
Interviews about LINQ

- .NET
- Topics
- Programming
In this interview, Jimmy focuses on LINQ to SQL and ORM. Jimmy has tried to create a similar technology to LINQ to SQL in the past, but without similar results. While LINQ to SQL is a step in the right direction, .NET still lags behind other programming languages in object-relational mapping capabilities.
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By Jimmy Nilsson
on Jan 09, 2008,

- .NET,
- Architecture
- Topics
- Artifacts & Tools,
- Web Frameworks,
- .NET Framework
The project code-named TESLA in Microsoft Research is being spearheaded by Brian Beckman and Erik Meijer. LINQ is the first technology aimed at democratizing the Internet coming from Microsoft. From Monoids to LINQ, Brian and Erik provide insight into the future of the .NET Framework languages at Microsoft and how they plan to change the Cloud as we know it today.
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By Brian Beckman and Erik Meijer
on Sep 05, 2007,
Presentations about LINQ

- .NET
- Topics
- Programming
In this presentation from QCon, Erik Meijer discuss C# 3.0 and LINQ with Objects, XML, and relational data using O/R mapping with a focus on composition. This is a more in depth discussion building on top of his "Democratizing the Cloud" presentation.
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By Erik Meijer
on Feb 15, 2008,

- .NET
- Topics
- Semantic Web,
- Change
As the Dutch artist MC Escher once said "Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible". Hence we are trying to stretch the .NET framework to cover the Cloud such that it will become possible to incrementally and seamlessly design, develop, and debug complex distributed applications using your favorite existing and unmodified .NET compiler and deploy these applications anywhere.
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By Erik Meijer
on Aug 13, 2007,