About the Author

Troy Magennis is a Microsoft Visual C# MVP, an award given to industry participants who dedicate time and effort to educating others about the virtues of technology choices and industry application.

A keen traveler, Troy currently works for Travelocity, which manages the travel and leisure websites travelocity.com, lastminute.com, and zuji. As vice president of Architecture, he leads a talented team of architects spread across four continents committed to being the traveler’s companion.

Technology has always been a passion for Troy. After cutting his teeth on early 8-bit personal computers (Vic20s, Commodore 64s), he moved into electronics engineering, which later led to positions in software application development and architecture for some of the most prominent corporations in automotive, banking, and online commerce.

Troy’s first exposure to LINQ was in 2006 when he took a sabbatical to learn it and became hooked, ultimately leading him to publish the popular HookedOnLINQ website.