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14.09.05
A hope for native XML support in C#: The LINQ Project
Yesterday I mused about an intuitive way of accessing XML messages and today I read about 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.
It seems that Comega features have made their way into C# 3.0 sooner as I could have hoped. The C# LINQ features are demonstrated in an MSDN video. A technology preview can be downloaded here.
I’ve got to give the preview a try. Maybe all my hopes will be fulfilled in the “near” future. If Microsoft will some day succeed in shipping new releases, that is …
Posted by Hartmut Wilms at 14.09.05 13:45
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