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19 augustus 2008
XML declarations in Linq to XML
The new XML API that comes with Linq to XML has some peculiar ways of handling the XML declaration (aka the XML prolog). Take a look at this sample: Process [] processes = Process .GetProcesses(); XDocument document = new XDocument ( new XDeclaration ( "1.0" , "utf-8" , "true"... Read More...
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17 juni 2007
Developer Days 2007: a blast
It took a couple of days to wind down again. The 2007 edition of the Dutch Developer Days were exciting and excellent. It was real nice to meet nearly everybody (or so it feels). I did get around to do both presentations on Linq and robotics. The Microsoft Robotics session was scheduled after all. So... Read More...
07 mei 2007
Speaking at Developer Days 2007
On June 13th and 14th I will be speaking at the Developer Days 2007 in Amsterdam, together with a lot of renowned national and international speakers . My talk is entitled " Applied Linq " and will cover Linq beyond the basics and give an impression of how Linq can be applied in "everyday" situations... Read More...
31 oktober 2006
Progress on Linq in .NET Framework 3.5
Microsoft has released the September 2006 CTP of Visual Studio “Orcas” as an image for Virtual PC 2004 (go get VPC 2004 SP1 , it’s free). This image contains an installed version of VS2005 “Orcas” and SQL Server 2005 on Windows Server 2003. I have heard of people who where... Read More...
09 juli 2006
Linq to SQL + mapping files ~= ObjectSpaces
Most of the samples that have been around on Linq to SQL (formerly called DLinq) use CLR types that are annotated using attributes, such Column and Association. The System.Data.DLinq.DataContext class extracts the metadata during runtime. With this information it knows how to build SQL statements from... Read More...