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Writing LINQ Queries with LINQPad
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Date: Feb. 20, 2008, 2:00pm PST (5:00pm EST)
Meeting link: oreilly.com/go/webinar-linq
Teleconference dial-in: +1 617 231-0350 and pin 2847688
About LINQPad
Tired of querying in antiquated SQL?
Well, you don't have to! LINQPad lets you interactively query SQL databases in a modern query language: LINQ. Say goodbye to SQL Management Studio!
LINQPad supports everything in C# 3.0 and .NET Framework 3.5:
- LINQ to SQL
- LINQ to Objects
- LINQ to XML
LINQPad is also a great way to learn LINQ: it comes preloaded with 200 examples from the recently released C# 3.0 in a Nutshell. There's no better way to experience the coolness of LINQ and functional programming.
And LINQPad is more than just a querying tool: it's a code snippet IDE. Instantly execute any C# 3.0 or VB 9 expression or statement block!
Best of all, LINQPad is free and needs no installation: just download and run. The executable less than 2 MB and is self-updating.
Joseph Albahari is a core C# design architect at Egton Medical Information Systems, the largest primary healthcare software supplier in the UK. He has been developing large-scale enterprise applications on .NET and other platforms for more than 15 years, working in medical, telecommunication and education industries. Joseph specializes in writing custom components and controls, and has designed application component frameworks for three companies.
John Osborn is a senior editor with O'Reilly Media, Inc., responsible for Windows and .NET developer books, PDFs and other content. When he's not at his desk in Cambridge, MA you're likely to find him on his bike, in a kayak, or cross-country skiing.
What people are saying about LINQPad:
Chris Sells says he loves what the Albahari brothers (Joseph & Ben) have done with their new book C# 3.0 in a Nutshell, and it's not just their prose he praises but a nifty tool for learning LINQ that they call LINQPad:
"I have learned a bunch of stuff about LINQ I didn't know, they built a tool (LINQPad) that lets you experiment with LINQ interactively in a way that the designers of LINQ themselves don't support and the tool has all kinds of wonderful features that LINQ, SQL and Regular Expression programmers alike will want to use regularly long after they've read the book."
Blogger Richard Bushnell agrees:
"I've been trying to learn LINQ. Chris Sells recommended C# 3.0 in a Nutshell, which has turned out to be really good. The name of the book doesn't really do the LINQ part of it any justice - it could have been called C# 3.0 and LINQ, as the LINQ section is so good. If you want to learn LINQ in depth, with an easy to follow explanation, C# 3.0 in a Nutshell is a great option. Along with the book, the author created a small application called LINQPad. It's absolutely fantastic for learning LINQ with. And best of all, it's free."
