Chapter 1 - Introduction

LINQ via C# 3.0

Chapter 1 – Introduction

–Iterators (yield return)

•Working knowledge of the NET Framework

–Collection classes

–Pros and Cons

•Understand the Language Integrated Query (LINQ) framework

Course Agenda

•Chapter 1 – Introduction

•Chapter 2 – C# 3.0 Language Features •Chapter 3 – LINQ Query Operators

•Chapter 4 – LINQ to Objects •Chapter 5 – LINQ to XML

•Chapter 6 – LINQ to SQL•Chapter 7 – Beyond LINQ

Latest Framework Developments

•.NET 3.0

–Windows® Communication Foundation (WCF) –Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)

–Windows Workflow Foundation (WF)

•.NET 3.5

–Managed Add-In Framework–WPF Enhancements

Future Context

•Visual Studio 2008 and NET 3.5 SP1

–Currently in Beta 1: http://tinyurl.com/4xupp8

•ADO.NET Entity Framework •ADO.NET Data Services

•MFC Feature Pack and TR1•Performance Improvements•Bug Fixes

•The next challenge:

information, while abstracting away its source