LINQ Exchange

I found an interesting program a few days ago called LINQPad. LINQPad lets your write LINQ queries against a SQL database, XML File, or other objects. The developers wrote a book called C# 3.0 in a Nutshell, and they provide over 200 code examples from the book in the LINQPad application.

I tried LINQPad, and found it very easy to use, and kinda fun. I could definitely see using this for prototyping or when you just need some quick results and don't want to have to create a new project.

From the LINQPad Website:

LINQPad supports everything in C# 3.0 and Framework 3.5:

    * LINQ to SQL
    * LINQ to Objects
    * LINQ to XML

LINQPad is also a great way to learn LINQ: it comes preloaded with 200 examples from my book, C# 3.0 in a Nutshell.  There's no better way to experience the coolness of LINQ and functional programming.

And LINQPad is more than just a LINQ query tool: it's a code snippet IDE. Instantly execute any C# 3 or VB 9 expression or statement block!

Best of all, LINQPad is free and needs no installation: just download and run.  The executable is only 2MB and is self-updating. 

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