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"...
Linq query providers appear all over the place. Some say "Linq to Everything" to refer to all flavors of Linq that are out there: Linq to Objects, XML, SQL, DataSets, SharePoint, Amazon, Flickr, and so on. These are generally referred to as Linq query providers. However, a query provider is...
Past Monday and Tuesday the annual Software Developer Conference (SDC, before 2004 known as the Conference to the Max) was held in Papendal, Arnhem again. Loads of great national and international speakers where there to educate and entertain the 450 participants. The vibe was good and I think everybody...
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...
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...