Extension methods are a new language feature that will become available with Visual Basic 9.0 (VB Orcas). The great part about these methods: They give you enormous flexibility when working with ...
Language Integrated Query (LINQ) for .NET and its System.Query, System.Data.DLink, and System.Xml.XLink classes enable relational-to-object and XML-to-object mapping with first-class CLR data types.