Not entirely accurate. The LINQ CTP was released in May 2006 for the VS 2005 IDE. Keep in mind however, that it was just a CTP, but it worked.
But yes, if the OP really wants to learn the ins and outs of LINQ according to the book, he probably wants to get VS 2008 or he may have to keep wondering what's changed. On Feb 6, 10:35 pm, The_Fruitman <[email protected]> wrote: > In order for you to use LINQ you need to be using Visual Studio 2008. > You should be able to download an express edition to use. > > On Feb 6, 8:02 am, R Tanner <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I'm reading this book that is stating that I should do the following > > steps to create a simple service: > > > 1. Add a new component library project to my empty solution > > > 2. Add a new Item - Linq to SQL classes. > > > Then I am supposed to do some other stuff. I can't figure out how to > > do these two though. I found this thing on MSDN that talks about > > adding a class library and then a component class, which I can do in > > Professional, but then I can't find a Linq to SQL class in my add > > class option from the project menu. That is on my work computer (I > > have VS 2005 Professional on there). On my laptop I have just the > > express. What do I need to do to get started to be able to create > > services? My fear is that I will need to purchase VS 2008 > > Professional for my laptop... > > > Thanks for your help.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
