LINQ goes so much further than just SQL and XML. Something like this is just why I love LINQ, a LINQ query on an ASP.NET ListView controls items. 1: Dim items = From lvi In AspNetListViewControl.Items _ 2: Where CType(lvi.FindControl("Drop... DropDownList).SelectedValue = someIntVar _ 3: Select lvi) Getting a ListViewItem's where the selected value of a DropDownList is set to the value I want. So simple, yet so powerful. The observant among you will notice that this is in VB.net, not my...