I know there is a lot of interest in LINQ out there - one of the excellent new features in the 2008 wave of products. We just got a note in from Clare Gormley in InnerWorkings to let us know that they have just released some hands on labs with LINQ material. More details below...

Just a note to let you know that anyone looking for LINQ training today might like to know that InnerWorkings (www.innerworkings.com) has just released 3 hours of hands-on LINQ learning material. Find out more at http://www.innerworkings.com/catalog/drills/D0047B-CS/linq-to-sql.

LINQ to SQL

.NET Framework 3.5 Programming Using Visual C# 2008 Beta 2

Summary

LINQ to SQL provides a means for managing relational data as objects while retaining the ability to query that data. This Drill covers a number of techniques needed to use LINQ to SQL effectively, including retrieving data, CRUD operations, and optimization.