LINQ with Entity Framework has become so common that, when I'm looking at a client's code I'm finding some pretty scary-looking LINQ queries running against Entity Framework. Since I'm a big fan of ...

I'm working on a side project in which I'll be using LINQ to populate some controls (TreeView, GridView, DropDownList). Based on the size of the data to which I am binding, I figure it will be nice to ...

Peter Vogel introduces a new column on application development in the real world, and begins by advocating for Language Integrated Query. Welcome to Practical .NET, a new column offering how-to ...

You may not have heard about Microsoft‘s new brainchild, Language Integrated Query (LINQ). If you did hear about it, you may have yawned and put it down as yet another new technology searching for a ...

So lately, I've been climbing the LINQ learning curve and enjoying myself the entire time. It's been a lot of fun figuring out what neat things I can do with LINQ, but naturally I have some questions.