Linqpad
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LINQPad is a free
Freeware
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 software utility for Microsoft .NET developers using LINQ
LINQ
Linq is a word-based card game from Endless Games, introduced at the American International Toy Fair in 2005.Game play requires at least four players, two of whom are dealt cards with the same word, while the others receive blanks. The goal is to gain points by correctly naming the players with...

. It allows developers to interactively query SQL databases and other data sources such as OData or WCF Data Services using LINQ. LINQPad supports the following LINQ dialects:

  • LINQ to Objects
  • LINQ to SQL
  • Entity Framework
  • LINQ to XML


It also supports writing queries in SQL as well.

Aside from being useful for writing queries, LINQPad can be used to interactively write C# code without having to compile it. This expands its use to a general "test workbench" where C# code can be quickly prototyped outside of Visual Studio.
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