Question

It seems that C# 3 hit me without me even noticing, could you guys tell me about good in depth guides to C# 3? from lambda to linq to everything else that was introduced with the third version of the language.

Printed books would be nice, but online guides would be even better!

Answer 1

ScottGu has some great posts on C# 3:

• The C# ?? null coalescing operator (and using it with LINQ)
• LINQ to SQL: Part 8 (this is an 8 part series, check the top of the post for links to the first 7)
• Automatic Properties, Object Initializers, and Collection Initializers
• Extension Methods
• Lambda Expressions
• Query Syntax
• Anonymous Types

Some more useful links:

• MSDN: Overview of C# 3.0
• David Hayden: C# 3.0 Tutorials and Examples