Re: Microsoft's bridge between OO and relational
Date: 3 Jun 2006 14:24:15 -0700
Message-ID: <1149369855.130785.37720_at_j55g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>
JXStern wrote:
> What do y'all think of this stuff?
>
> J.
>
> http://www.ftponline.com/vsm/2006_04/magazine/features/rjennings/
>
> Test Drive VB9 and DLinq
> The January 2006 Language Integrated Query (LINQ) preview for the next
> ("Orcas") version of Visual Basic enables automating SQL Server
> object-relational mapping for DLinq and enhances XLinq syntax for
> literal XML and late binding.
> Roger Jennings
>
> March 27, 2006
>
> Technology Toolbox: VB.NET, SQL Server 2005, XML, Visual Studio 2005,
> or Visual Basic or Visual Web Developer Express editions, Visual Basic
> 9.0 LINQ Technology Preview (January 2006), SQL Server 2005 Express
> Edition or higher, Northwind sample database
>
> The forthcoming Visual Studio "Orcas" release promises major upgrades
> to data-management programming with Visual Basic 9.0 and C# 3.0.
>
> Language Integrated Query (LINQ) and its data (DLinq) and XML (XLinq)
> libraries transform relational data and XML documents into
> first-class, interoperable CLR objects
>
> ...
Mind you I think its good, C++ forced you to pursue your own APIs in just about every aspect so when you went for jobs they'd say "yeah yeah you have 12 years experience but have you used (3rd party) library "Xyz"? No, well erh, don't call use we'll call you ...
Cheers. Received on Sat Jun 03 2006 - 23:24:15 CEST