Introduction to Linq
Last week I recorded a session for SQL Magazine's 'Get Ready for SQL 2008' virtual event next Thursday. I actually made a post about the event on January 2nd. I had not been contacted about making a recording at that point, so this was a great honor. This is a free online event that anyone can attend, it only requires you register online with the event.
In my session I go over an Introduction to Language Integrated Query (Linq) and what it adds to the .NET development experience. Most of the session is filled with real examples, but nothing too advanced.
If you have not yet heard of Linq or investigated it much yet, it is probably the best new addition to the .NET framework with the 3.5 release. It allows developers to programmatically query datasets using SQL like syntax at run-time. While the syntax is not exact SQL, it is so close that any developer with basic experience programming SQL will feel right at home.
The session is about an hour in duration and I will be online after the session to answer questions viewer raise during the presentation. I will also make the source project I used in the demonstration available after the session airs.
I am not the only presenter for the event. The other sessions focus on many of the new features of SQL Server 2008. Ken Spencer will talk about building data driven applications using some of the new features in SQL Server 2008. Itzik Ben-Gan presents Performance Tuning in SQL Server 2008, Erik Veerman discusses Data Cleansing in SSIS, Andrew Potter discusses Reporting Services and Michael Otey discusses SQL Virtualization. All of these topics are very exciting and should provide a wealth of knowledge.
So be sure to register and participate with my session as well as the other great sessions.