ADO.NET, LINQ, DataSet and other fun .NET technology

Sometimes you run into a bug in DataSet, or some other product. At this point, you have a couple of...

Date: 07/03/2008

I'm currently down in sunny Orlando, getting ready for Tech Ed (or is it TechEd? That dot between...

Date: 05/30/2008

Index usage One of the features of the DataView that often gets overlooked is its ability to very...

Date: 05/19/2008

Let's say you want to have a DataSet with an Integer column, and this column can have no values,...

Date: 05/15/2008

It's been a while - but don't worry, I didn't drop off the face of the planet, or get eaten by huge...

Date: 05/15/2008

If you've been playing with LINQ to DataSet, you may have noticed the EnumerableRowCollection type....

Date: 11/06/2007

LINQ To DataSet Data Binding – LinqDataView restriction joins In previous episodes In the last post...

Date: 10/24/2007

It's long overdue, but I finally was able to finish a few more posts on this series. Let me know if...

Date: 10/05/2007

Have you ever wondered exactly what is going on inside of ADO.NET? Is Reflector the first thing you...

Date: 10/04/2007

I'm currently in Denver for the SQL Server PASS conference. I'll be giving a talk about the Entity...

Date: 09/18/2007

With the introduction of LINQ to DataSet there finally exists a full featured query language for the...

Date: 08/24/2007

I was recently asked what a high level list of good starting points for the Entity Framework is....

Date: 07/31/2007

There are a host of new technologies coming out, and among them are some ORM type of systems. I want...

Date: 05/03/2007

This morning I performed a MSDN WebCast on LINQ to DataSet. I hope it was useful for people, and...

Date: 05/02/2007

With all the sample confusion during the March CTP, you will be pleased to know that the sample...

Date: 05/01/2007

I've been quiet lately, mostly getting a lot of work done. The DevConnections conference went great;...

Date: 05/01/2007

I just finished a great presentation at DevConnections down here in sunny Orlando. For those of you...

Date: 03/26/2007

If you have downloaded the March CTP (and you have, haven't you?) you might have noticed that the...

Date: 03/06/2007

The Orcas March (aka Feb) CTP is now available for download. Included in this release is the Entity...

Date: 02/28/2007

As part of the process of bringing our technology babies into the world, I wrote a series of blog...

Date: 02/01/2007

LINQ over DataSet contains two extension methods on DataTable that allow the data in a DataTable to...

Date: 10/23/2006

Extension methods are one of the many great new features of C# 3.0. They basically allow you to...

Date: 09/12/2006

I was doing some tests on LINQ over DataTables where I was selecting into a new anonymous type. The...

Date: 09/07/2006