Did you attend one my events in August to September 2007 and want more information about the topics covered? Here you go. I'll be updating this entry as I get questions from developers who attend my fall events. Happy studying and productive coding!
LINQ
Webcast - Daniel Moth - language features on Channel9 - basics of how .NET language supports language-integrating query
ScottGu's Blog Series on ASP.NET and LINQ - multipart series on how to implement LINQ in ASP.NET, make sure to read the comments and Scott's answers
ScottGu's T-SQL visualizer - download and use it
101 LINQ Code Samples Here - comprehensive list of every LINQ expression
Performance comparisons - for different types of LINQ, i.e. XLINQ, DLINQ, etc..
Luca webcast - LINQ designer - hear the 'why' from the guy who led the design efforts for LINQ
Detailed explanation - including change tracking behavior, which features of databases are supported, type conversion chart, etc... - great, thorough MSDN article - READ THIS before you start coding in LINQ!
WCF
Books - and I do recommend that you pick up at least one book before you start coding in WCF
WCF Step-by-Step MSPress - by John Sharp -beginning
Learning WCF - O'Reilly - by Michele Leroux Bustamante - intermediate
Programming WCF Services - O'Reilly by Juval Lowy - advanced
Webcasts
MLB series - http://www.dasblonde.net/2007/06/24/WCFWebcastSeries.aspx
MLB on .NET Rocks - http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1CD49558-EBD1-4964-BFAC-66615A51FDCE&displaylang=en
WCF 101 screencast - http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=316052#316052
Nishith series http://wcfarchitect.net/2007/03/08/webcast-on-windows-communication-foundation.aspx
Websites
Core reference http://wcf.netfx3.com/
Patterns - Service Factory - http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa480534.aspx
Dev Tools - http://wcf.netfx3.com/files/folders/development_tools/default.aspx
Codeplex - Service Factory - http://www.codeplex.com/servicefactory
Performance Comparison - http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb310550.aspx
WCF host registration error fix - http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms733768.aspx
Training
PluralSight MS Office / Irvine, CA -- 9/24 and 12/10 - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
http://www.pluralsight.com/courses/AppliedWCF.aspx
Silverlight
MindMap for learning paths - http://www.bbits.co.uk/playground/silverlight/index.html
Videos (quick learning) http://silverlight.net/learn/learnvideos.aspx#cat1
Mix07 sessions & 'HowDoI' screencasts
http://silverlight.net/quickstarts/blend_quickstart/default.aspx
Main MS site on MSDN http://Msdn.microsoft.com/silverlight
Silverlight Architecture (includes deployment)
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb428859.aspx
Silverlight embeddable media http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb428858.aspx
Demo videos to use with Silverlight applications
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/musicandvideo/hdvideo/contentshowcase.aspx