The LINQ Project

From the PDC 2005 site: have a look at Q&A: Microsoft to Simplify and Speed the Development of Data-Rich Applications by Extending the .NET Framework to Provide Language Integrated Query for Databases and The LINQ Project.

The LINQ Project is a codename for a set of extensions to the .NET Framework that encompass language-integrated query, set, and transform operations. It extends C# and Visual Basic with native language syntax for queries and provides class libraries to take advantage of these capabilities.

Comments

• Anonymous
  September 13, 2005
  I'm all over this.
• Anonymous
  September 21, 2005
  When will C++ support be expected?
• Anonymous
  September 21, 2005
  I guess Herb talked about that at the PDC last week but let me see if I can get either an official statement or someone from the Visual C++ group to answer. Good question!
• Anonymous
  September 22, 2005
  Here is the official answer I got from the Visual C++ group: "C++ definitely intends to support LINQ in a future release and we’re excited about the value of this technology."
  
  BTW, Herb did briefly say that in his PDC talk.
  
• Anonymous
  September 27, 2005
  FWIW, here is a link to Herb's slides...
  
  http://216.55.183.63/pdc2005/slides/TLN309_Sutter.ppt
  
  (from http://commnet.microsoftpdc.com/content/downloads.aspx)