Language Integrated Query (LINQ)
Apress eBooks · 2008
A key element of almost any application is data. Inevitably, data needs to be listed, sorted, analyzed, or displayed in some fashion. It is the nature of what we, as programmers, do. We accomplish this by manually performing the appropriate operations and relying on the current functionality provided by the existing .NET Framework. We also rely heavily on the use of external data sources, such as SQL Server or XML files.