Episode
Erik Meijer Shows Us His Favorite Visual Basic 9.0 Feature - XML Literals
In this in interview Erik Meijer, an Architect on the Data Programmability team, shows us how LINQ to XML works in the next version of Visual Basic, 9.0. He talks about some of the history behind the features as well as how XML literals, unique to Visual Basic, are implemented. He takes us on an adventure on how to efficiently work with XML using XML Intellisense and an Office Open XML Excel document, pointing out a lot of tid-bits of information along the way that only Erik could show us.
0:00 – 5:30
Intro / History
5:30
Demo Starts
8:23
Importing XML Schema and Namespaces
11:50
XML Intellisense and Type Inference
15:10
Constructing the LINQ to XML query
17:40
Working with XML Literals and Embedded Expressions
In this in interview Erik Meijer, an Architect on the Data Programmability team, shows us how LINQ to XML works in the next version of Visual Basic, 9.0. He talks about some of the history behind the features as well as how XML literals, unique to Visual Basic, are implemented. He takes us on an adventure on how to efficiently work with XML using XML Intellisense and an Office Open XML Excel document, pointing out a lot of tid-bits of information along the way that only Erik could show us.
0:00 – 5:30
Intro / History
5:30
Demo Starts
8:23
Importing XML Schema and Namespaces
11:50
XML Intellisense and Type Inference
15:10
Constructing the LINQ to XML query
17:40
Working with XML Literals and Embedded Expressions
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