Visual Studio Magazine

To Think in LINQ

If you start "thinking in LINQ" you'll get more done with less code, and what you write will be simpler than using SQL. Switching to LINQ and the Entity Framework (EF) means that code you'll write for ...
Ars Technica

Any way to dynamically choose fields in a LINQ query expression?

So I've got this large dataset...call it t_Data, it's pretty easy to cut it up with a where condition in LINQ, but I want to be able to interrogate another dataset....call it q_Category (which ...
InfoWorld

LINQ Queries Follow-up

In reading the LINQ section of C# 3.0 in a Nutshell *, I have come to realize that the LINQ code I wrote for that little project was basically SQL translated literally to LINQ. I might have done it ...
Digit

An introduction to LINQ

To put it very simply, Language-Integrated Query or LINQ is another way to query data using native code. It adds native querying capability to .NET languages. You may ask “what is the need of another ...
Ars Technica

What’s the right balance between code consistency and code improvement?

LINQ might provide real gains and in new code all things being equal that's great. OTOH I can show you lots of code I've written that gets right down to the lowest database API level possible, for ...
InfoQ

Jasper: ORM without Code Generators or Configuration Files

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with ...
Visual Studio Magazine

To Think in LINQ

Switching to LINQ and the Entity Framework (EF) means that code you'll write for your data-driven applications will be simpler than the equivalent SQL. I admit: You can't do everything with LINQ that ...