I hate seeing code mixed with markup. Seeing a template page with <% if(show) { %> makes me want to claw my eyes out.  Seeing String htmlTitle = "<h1>" + title + "</h1>" causes me to vomit up a little something in my throat. Mixing code with markup is not a...

Originally this series was meant to be titled 'Any thing you can do I can do better', but to be honest after writing the Xml/XPath examples I realized the XLinq is really no better per say than Xml/XPath.  However, what XLinq does bring to the table that Xml/XPath does not: Does not need...

If you have not taken a look at Linq (either Linq to objects or Linq to sql) you need to do so.  I would say it is the coolest new feature that was released with .Net 3.5.  But there is one thing that you MUST keep in mind when using Linq.  It has been designed to perform lookups using...

This is my first go at playing with Linq. So far it is pretty cool, but I wanted to share something because I found it painful. I wanted query a list and then cast a anonymous type to a static type. I was not able to find anything on the net to help me with this (could be i just did not look in the right...