There's more to LINQ than just writing your SQL SELECT statements backwards. If you're interested in becoming familiar with LINQ (Language-Integrated Query), the series on Converting SQL to LINQ from the Visual Basic Team blog looks like a good place to start. Five articles have been published so far, with two more to follow.
Converting SQL to LINQ, Part 1: The Basics (Bill Horst)
Converting SQL to LINQ, Part 2: FROM and SELECT (Bill Horst)
Converting SQL to LINQ, Part 3: DISTINCT, WHERE, ORDER BY and Operators (Bill Horst)
Converting SQL to LINQ, Part 4: Functions (Bill Horst)
Converting SQL to LINQ, Part 5: GROUP BY and HAVING (Bill Horst)
Other LINQ links:
Language-Integrated Query (LINQ)
The LINQ Project
LINQ to SQL: .NET Language-Integrated Query for Relational Data
Tags: LINQ