LINQ - the next step in C# data-management

[mtrade]

I've found an interesting video-interview with the chief architect of C#, Mr Hejlsberg.
He talks about LINQ, the new data-handling capabilities of C#, coming with Visual Studio 2008.

Video:
http://blogs.msdn.com/charlie/archive/2007/01/26/anders-hejlsberg-on-linq-and-functional-programming.aspx

Link to the project:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/de-de/netframework/aa904594.aspx

Nice stuff for people who manage their own tick-database. Seems that there's really no way around C#...

[michal.kreslik]

LINQ should actually be available in the beta of Visual Studio 2008. It's not just C#, but the entire .NET framework that will be able to take advantage of LINQ.

By the way, the Scandinavian Anders Hejlsberg is the man who was the main architect behind C#. It's the same guy who (almost single handedly) wrote Borland TurboPascal. Unfortunately for Borland, Hejlsberg was overpaid to work for Microsoft. Bill Gates himself engaged personally in persuading Hejlsberg to switch gears.

Michal

[mtrade]

you're right, it's for the whole framework and already inside Visual Studio 2008 beta and .Net Framework 3.5 beta.