What You Need to Use LINQ
LINQ is a combination of extensions to .NET languages and class libraries that support them. To use it, you'll need the following:
Obviously LINQ, which is available from the new Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 that you can download at http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7755937.
You can speed up your application development time with LINQ using Visual Studio 2008, which offers visual tools such as LINQ to SQL designer and the Intellisense support with LINQ's syntax. You can obtain a 90-day trial version of Visual Studio 2008 at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/enus/vstudio/products/aa700831.aspx.
Optionally, you can download the Visual C# 2008 Expression Edition tool at www.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/download. It is the free edition ...
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