by Joe Mayo, 11/8/2011, 2/16/2013 Lesson 01: Introduction to LINQ This lesson provides essential concepts to learning Language Integrated Query (LINQ). It helps you get started and forms the basis for later lessons. Here are the objectives: Understand What LINQ Is. Learn What Problems LINQ Solves. Quickly See What LINQ Syntax Looks Like. Know Where LINQ can be Used. What is LINQ? LINQ is an acronym for Language Integrated Query, which is descriptive for where it's used and what it does. The Language Integrated part means that LINQ is part of programming language syntax. In particular, both C# and VB are languages that ship with .NET and have LINQ capabilities. Another programming language that supports LINQ is Delphi Prism. The other part of the definition, Query , explains what LINQ does; LINQ is used for querying data. Notice that I used the generic term "data" and didn't indicate what type of data. That's because LINQ can be used to query man...