Chapter 21. Advanced Language Features

The previous version of the .NET Framework, numbered 3.5, introduced revolutionary technologies such as LINQ. Because of its complex infrastructure, all .NET languages (especially VB and C#) required new keywords, syntaxes, and constructs to interact with LINQ but that could be successfully used in lots of other scenarios. Visual Basic 2010 continues to support those language features and introduces new ones to make your coding experience even better. Most of language features discussed in this chapter are important for the comprehension of the next chapters, ...

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