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Werner Schuster posted at InfoQ an article entitled “Microsoft Surpasses Java’s Dynamic Language Support” trying to show where .NET is doing better than Java.

Some of the highlights are:

• Microsoft CLR (Common Language Runtime), LINQ and the support for multiple languages
• DLR (Dynamic Language Runtime)
• .NET modularization and versioning

LINQ (Language Integrated Query) is one of the most promising technologies for Microsoft®’s .NET.

Here are some great resources for those interested in learning more about this generic data query API:

• LINQ/C# Learning Guide - Quick look at the LINQ extensions and the upcoming release of C# 3.0 in general
• LINQ in Action - Learn about LINQ, LINQ to SQL (DLINQ) and LINQ to XML (XLINQ)
• Hooked on LINQ - Developers’ Wiki for .NET Language Integrated Query
• LINQDev - Dedicated site to Language Integrated Query development