Presentation: Tweet"LINQ, take two - realizing the LINQ to Everything dream"
At PDC a few years back, we introduced the Language Integrated Query project to solve the impedance mismatch between various data models by means of integrated query syntax in mainstream programming languages. Today, we’re seeing a rich ecosystem around LINQ providers that allow developers to reach out to many more data models. While LINQ focused mainly on bridging the gaps between object-oriented programming, relational databases, and XML, there’s a lot of opportunity left to democratize querying over even more data models. In this talk, we have a look at how we can “LINQ to the unexpected”.
Based on the theory of monads, we’ll explore the incredibly powerful nature of query comprehensions to do things like theorem and constraint solving, build reactive event-processing queries (cf. Reactive Extensions for .NET), carry out various forms of query optimization, split execution of queries across tiers using expression tree serialization techniques, etc. In addition, we revisit the art of writing query providers, introducing some novel approaches to ensure better compile-time checking and an improved developer experience. After this talk, you’ll truly understand the (underestimated) power that LINQ has brought us.
Be prepared to be amazed!
