For the first time, ADO.NET is adding two new, much-anticipated technologies: Language Integrated Query (LINQ) and object/relational mapping with the Entity Framework (EF)--and this book shows developers how to implement these revolutionary features
One section of the book is devoted entirely to LINQ, the exciting set of .NET technologies that enables writing strongly typed SQL-style queries against a wide variety of data types
Another part of the book focuses on EF, Entity SQL, Entity Data Model and LINQ to Entities, and examines how these technologies provide power and flexibility to data-intensive .NET applications
Hands-on programming tasks, code snippets in both C# and VB.NET, and real-world, enterprise-scale sample projects and test harnesses illustrate the possibilities of LINQ and EF
