Dig into LINQ -- and transform the way you work with data. With LINQ, you can query data from a variety of sources -- including databases, objects, and XML files -- directly from Microsoft Visual Basic® or C#. Guided by data-access experts who've worked in depth with LINQ and the Microsoft development teams, you'll learn how .NET Framework 4 implements LINQ, and how to exploit it. Clear examples show you how to deliver your own data-access solutions faster and with leaner code. Discover how to:
the book is okay. not for beginners. if you are going to try the samples, make sure you are knowledgeable. I stopped reading when I was at linq to SQL. I couldn't make the SQL server compact 3.5 work with the 4.0 got annoyed why the author used that instead of the free northwind dbf.