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17 December 2007
Closures and Linq in C# 3.0

Keith posted a great article demonstrating Linqs capabilities. There he was asked if his examples where " closures ". Let me take this opportunity to explain how closures are used in Linq by clarifying what a closure is and showing how the Linq queries are translated at compile time(from linq... Read More...

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29 March 2007
A Tribute to the Unsung Heroes of C#’s Functional Revolution

Many of us may not have noticed it but C# 2.0 gave us several really cool delegates and methods aimed at providing a gentle transition to the functional programming concepts introduced in C# 3.0 and Linq. This post aims to take a look at these useful yet under appreciated delegates and functions instrumental... Read More...

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23 March 2007
Lambda Expressions in C#

C# 3.0 introduces a new feature called lambda expressions. While this is not a revolutionary thing, it opens up a plethora of new possibilities for .Net programming. This post aims to introduce lambda expressions by providing a backgrounder, looking into its syntax and providing examples along the way... Read More...

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