XML and LINQ: What's new in Orcas and beyond

LINQ to XML is a modernized in-memory XML programming API designed to take advantage of the latest .NET Framework language innovations. It provides both DOM and XQuery/XPath like functionality in a consistent programming experience across the different LINQ-enabled data access technologies. Additionally, VB 9.0 will add XML as a built in data type using LINQ to XML to allow developers to write what they mean without compromising best practices.

We will dive into the integration of XML into VB9.0 and cover the editing and debugging experience using the upcoming Visual Studio Orcas release. We will also discuss incubation efforts for a post-Orcas technology, LINQ to XSD, which provides .NET developers with support for typed XML programming.LINQ to XSD contributes to the LINQ project (.NET Language Integrated Query); in particular, LINQ to XSD enhances the previously mentioned LINQ to XML technology that is expected to release in Orcas.