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VS 2008 and .NET 3.5 SP1 Beta changes for LINQ to SQL, and more
The ADO.NET team details on its blog what has changed for LINQ to SQL with the release of Visual Studio 2008 and .NET 3.5 Service Pack 1 Beta : Across the LINQ to SQL we have made numerous bug fixes, better SQL translation for queries comparing nullable...
LINQ in Action Second Edition is being printed!
LINQ in Action is doing well. We're all happy with the sales and all the reviews , on Amazon (5 stars on average) or on blogs. In fact, the book is doing so well that the publisher has to print a second edition! We didn't expect that it would happen so...
My TechDays 2007 sessions available in video
The two sessions I co-presented during the Microsoft TechDays in February (and all the other sessions) were recorded, and the videos are now available. This is all in French, but I plan on recording soon an English version of my session about LINQ and...
Posted: Mar 27 2008, 01:08 PM by Fabrice Marguerie | with no comments
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LINQ in Action reviews and quotes
Since our LINQ in Action book was published last month, we are lucky to receive a lot of nice feedback and comments. Steve, Jim, and I worked hard to make LINQ in Action a book that readers would enjoy. It's very encouraging to see what readers think...
LINQ in Action is for VB developers too
A frequent question we get about our LINQ book is whether it's been written for C# developers only. If you think so, you're making a mistake. We cover both C# and VB.NET in the book. This is one big difference with competing books. Even if not all code...
Ever wanted to see LINQ in action, visually?
It's not always easy to grasp and follow what's happening when a LINQ query is executed. Well, thanks to clever code by Jon Skeet , it's now possible to see LINQ queries execute in front of your eyes! At least LINQ to Objects queries that is. See this...
Posted: Feb 26 2008, 08:06 PM by Fabrice Marguerie | with no comments
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Here it is: the LINQ in Action paper book!
After two years of work on our LINQ book, and 10 days after the PDF ebook , here is the paper book! You can buy it directly from Manning's website to receive it immediately. It will become available on Amazon and in all the other bookstores shortly. The...
LINQ in Action preface
Here is the preface I wrote for LINQ in Action : I chose software development as the way to make a living mainly because it’s a technology that is constantly evolving. There’s always something new to learn. No chance of getting bored in this line of work...
Posted: Jan 20 2008, 03:56 PM by Fabrice Marguerie | with no comments
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Query syntax vs. Method syntax
In the official LINQ forum , someone asked whether it's better to use query syntax (query expression) or method syntax (dot notation). My answer is that it's mostly a matter of tastes and it depends on the query. If I'm writing a query that uses many...
Getting really close now
Book sent to the printer! Yeah! Cross-posted from http://linqinaction.net
Posted: Jan 17 2008, 12:11 AM by Fabrice Marguerie | with no comments
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