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LINQ Learning Guide: LINQ and Web applications
This section of the LINQ Learning Guide looks at how LINQ can be used in ASP.NET applications in both Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Studio 2008. Learning Guide
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LINQ Learning Guide
This learning guide examines LINQ, one of the most important new features of Visual Studio 2008. Learning Guide
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LINQ Learning Guide: LINQ and Visual Studio 2008's new language features
This section of the LINQ Learning Guide examines the new features in Visual Basic 2008 and C# 3.0 that help make LINQ possible. Learning Guide
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LINQ Learning Guide: Third-party LINQ Implementations
This section of the LINQ Learning Guide looks at LINQ implementations for data sources as various as Amazon.com, JSON and PHP. Learning Guide
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LINQ Learning Guide: LINQ Providers
In this section of the LINQ Learning Guide, we link to tutorials that explain how to build LINQ providers and, thus, make a data source accessible through LINQ. Learning Guide
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LINQ Learning Guide: LINQ to Objects
This section of the LINQ Learning Guide examines how the LINQ to Objects implementation can be used with IEnumerable data collections. Learning Guide
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LINQ Learning Guide: LINQ to XML
In this section of the LINQ Learning Guide, we link to resources that help programmers use LINQ with XML data. Learning Guide
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LINQ Learning Guide: LINQ to SQL
This section of the LINQ Learning Guide links to numerous tutorials about LINQ to SQL, which is arguably the most popular of LINQ implementations. Learning Guide
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LINQ Learning Guide: LINQ to DataSet
This section of the LINQ Learning Guide looks at LINQ to DataSet, which is the implementation best suited for relational data. Learning Guide
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LINQ Learning Guide: LINQ to Entities
In this section of the LINQ Learning Guide, we offer some perspective on LINQ to Entities, the implementation that's tied to the upcoming ADO.NET Entity Framework. Learning Guide
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Run Visual Studio Web Tests from a Team Foundation Server Build
One of the features of Visual Studio 2008 is the ability to test Web applications using Web Tests. Web Tests allow you to record a user's path through a running Web application and turn these actions into an automated test that Visual Studio can late... Article | 13 Nov 2009
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LINQ in Visual Studio 2008 addresses object data modeling
In the relational world, a database is normalized and data is spread across many different levels. At the object layer, developers have to deal with the data as if it was still in tables. A user tells us that LINQ, a key ingredient of Visual Studio 2... Article | 03 Sep 2008
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.NET Framework 3.5: Communication, database improvements abound
The biggest changes introduced in the .NET Framework 3.5 involve WCF, LINQ and the visual designer through which programmers access these features. Article | 23 Nov 2007
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A look at .NET Framework 3.5: WCF, WF more closely aligned; REST supported
In the .NET Framework 3.5, which was shipped along with Visual Studio 2008, changes are evolutionary. According to Thom Robbins, new technology to highlight in NET 3.5 includes Ajax, LINQ for both C# and VB, and tooling enhancements intended to ease ... Article | 26 Jun 2007
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LINQ and XML programming in Visual Basic 9
As Visual Basic 9 nears its release, Microsoft is making a concerted effort to introduce developers to its new features. The combination of LINQ, IntelliSense and XML programming is quite possibly enough to make the release of Visual Basic 9 bigger t... Article | 13 Jun 2007
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Ten cool Visual Studio Orcas features, part 2
This series looks at what's new in Visual Studio Orcas. Part 2 examines language improvements in Visual Basic 9, such as the Language Integrated Query and IntelliSense. Article | 30 Mar 2007
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VSLive: .NET data access presents opportunities, challenges
During a keynote at the recent VSLive show in Boston, Rocky Lhotka highlighted Microsoft's upcoming Language Integrated Query and offered hints for confronting changes to ADO.NET. Article | 30 Oct 2006
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SearchVB.com's VSLive 2006 page
This year's VSLive show offered plenty of tips for getting the most from Visual Studio 2005. Read SearchVB.com's coverage of the event here. Article | 06 Feb 2006
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Let's think about LINQ
Whether or not you are thinking about 2008 -- when LINQ might hit the streets -- there is simply no avoiding the fact that the VB language is becoming more and more complex. Using cutting-edge features like LINQ is going to require you to understand... Article | 10 Oct 2005
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Introduction to profiling Silverlight 4 applications with Visual Studio 2010
Profiling Silverlight applications is a proactive step to ensure your applications are fine-tuned to deliver the best possible experience to the customer. Tip
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Using search engines effectively in Visual Studio 2010
Visual Studio provides a number of handy search tools. The most obvious place to use search is in your source code but Microsoft has also made search available in other parts of the IDE like the ToolBox and property grid windows. Tip
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Setting up the XAML editor in Visual Studio 2010
Nothing stirs up controversy like discussing naming conventions or code styling. Learn some configuration settings for the XAML editor in Visual Studio 2010. Tip
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LINQ beyond queries: Strong-typed refection
LINQ makes queries a first-class concept in C#. LINQ can be used for way more than just querying, though -- think lambda expressions and strong-typed reflection. Tip
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Beginning LINQ development, Part 3
LINQ works well for managed code and for RAD, but the language enhancements it brings to the .NET Framework should be considered carefully. Tip
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Beginning LINQ development, Part 2
LINQ, the Language Integrated Query, dramatically changes database programming in Visual Studio 2008. Here we examine the ins and outs of LINQ to SQL queries. Tip
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Beginning LINQ development, Part 1
The Language Integrated Query integrates data queries right into VB 2008 and C# 3.0 and works with objects, XML and SQL. This tip highlights resources for getting to know LINQ. Tip
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LINQ (Language Integrated Query)
LINQ (Language Integrated Query) is a Microsoft programming model and methodology that essentially adds formal query capabilities into Microsoft .NET-based programming languages... (Continued) Definition
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Introduction to profiling Silverlight 4 applications with Visual Studio 2010
Profiling Silverlight applications is a proactive step to ensure your applications are fine-tuned to deliver the best possible experience to the customer. Tip
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Using search engines effectively in Visual Studio 2010
Visual Studio provides a number of handy search tools. The most obvious place to use search is in your source code but Microsoft has also made search available in other parts of the IDE like the ToolBox and property grid windows. Tip
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Setting up the XAML editor in Visual Studio 2010
Nothing stirs up controversy like discussing naming conventions or code styling. Learn some configuration settings for the XAML editor in Visual Studio 2010. Tip
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Run Visual Studio Web Tests from a Team Foundation Server Build
One of the features of Visual Studio 2008 is the ability to test Web applications using Web Tests. Web Tests allow you to record a user's path through a running Web application and turn these actions into an automated test that Visual Studio can late... Article
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LINQ in Visual Studio 2008 addresses object data modeling
In the relational world, a database is normalized and data is spread across many different levels. At the object layer, developers have to deal with the data as if it was still in tables. A user tells us that LINQ, a key ingredient of Visual Studio 2... Article
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LINQ Learning Guide: LINQ and Web applications
This section of the LINQ Learning Guide looks at how LINQ can be used in ASP.NET applications in both Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Studio 2008. Learning Guide
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LINQ Learning Guide
This learning guide examines LINQ, one of the most important new features of Visual Studio 2008. Learning Guide
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LINQ Learning Guide: LINQ and Visual Studio 2008's new language features
This section of the LINQ Learning Guide examines the new features in Visual Basic 2008 and C# 3.0 that help make LINQ possible. Learning Guide
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LINQ Learning Guide: Third-party LINQ Implementations
This section of the LINQ Learning Guide looks at LINQ implementations for data sources as various as Amazon.com, JSON and PHP. Learning Guide
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LINQ Learning Guide: LINQ Providers
In this section of the LINQ Learning Guide, we link to tutorials that explain how to build LINQ providers and, thus, make a data source accessible through LINQ. Learning Guide
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About Visual Studio 2008 and Language Integrated Query (LINQ)
See how the Language Integrated Query, or LINQ, improves database programming in Visual Studio 2008 with direct queries to data sources such as SQL, XML and ADO.NET.