Session 2 - The .NET Language Integrated Query (LINQ) Framework

Presented by Luca Bolognese

The aim of LINQ (Language Integrated Query) technology is "to make connecting to data easier". It consists of :

• LINQ to objects


• LINQ to datasets


• LINQ to SQL


• LINQ to entities


• LINQ to xml

In all honesty I got a bit lost in the amount of snippets Luca used during his demonstrations. He zoomed around the code and flicked from screen to screen so quickly I'd be surprised if many in the room who are new to LINQ could keep up.

The basic jist is that the new objects allow developers to easliy add and manipulate data from various datasources in a common way using very little coding.

More to follow...

The LINQ Project on .NET Framework Developer Centre