LINQPad: great tool to learn LINQ for SQL

C#, LINQ November 17th, 2007

via: http://www.linqpad.net/

LINQPad lets you interactively query SQL databases in a modern query language: LINQ.  Kiss goodbye to SQL Management Studio!

LINQPad supports everything in C# 3.0 and Framework 3.5:

  • LINQ to SQL
  • LINQ to Objects
  • LINQ to XML

LINQPad is also a terrific tool for learning LINQ: it comes preloaded with 200 examples from the recently released C# 3.0 in a Nutshell.  There’s no better way to experience the coolness of LINQ and functional programming.

LINQPad is free and needs no installation: just download and run.  The executable is only 1MB and is self-updating.


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One Comment to “LINQPad: great tool to learn LINQ for SQL”

  1. Brian Finnerty | November 19th, 2007 at 5:35 pm

    LINQ to SQL is a pretty critical skillset for many .NET developers - here’s how we suggest learning the subject:

    * Retrieving data using LINQ to SQL
    * CRUD operations using LINQ to SQL
    * Using LINQ to SQL with existing stored procedures
    * Handling Concurrency in LINQ to SQL
    * Optimizing LINQ to SQL
    * Using the LinqDataSource control

    Get these basics under your belt before moving onto more complex LINQ scenarios…

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