LINQ using C#.net

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How to get started learning LINQ in C#.net.

Please see this question: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16322/all-about-linq — Andrew Hare, Mar 03 '09 at 18:23

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 03 '09 at 18:22

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LINQ is a pretty big subject.

I would start with Hooked On LINQ

The way I learned Linq was from the book Linq in Action

answered Mar 03 '09 at 18:22

David Basarab

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score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 03 '09 at 18:31

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Get LinqPad!

Its a great way to learn LINQ, supports LINQ to SQL, LINQ to Objects and LINQ to XML, and it comes preloaded with 200+ examples from the book C# 3.0 in a Nutshell.

answered Mar 03 '09 at 18:31

Christian C. Salvadó

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Good to know. Very nice. I wish it could generate Linq from a sql statement (perhaps it can and I don't know how). – Bill Martin Mar 03 '09 at 19:00
@asp316: LinqPad can't, but you can!, you only have to learn the syntax, and have some practice... – Christian C. Salvadó Mar 03 '09 at 19:12

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 03 '09 at 18:32

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The MSDN Getting Started With LINQ Page was helpful to me.

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Robin Day · Answer 4 · 2009-03-03T18:32:06.237

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The videos at http://www.asp.net/learn/ are great. They have an entire section on Linq that will take you from "new solution" to fully working examples.

http://www.asp.net/learn/linq-videos/

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Robin Day

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 03 '09 at 20:45

I'm a long-time SQL developer, and I found that all I needed for the transition to learning LINQ was 101 LINQ Samples off of msdn. All the basics are there, if you understand the generalities of a query-based syntax already. I don't know what your existing expertise is, so thought I'd throw that out there.

LINQ using C#.net

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