http://msmvps.com/blogs/bill/archive/2007/07/09/what-s-new-in-june-orcas-ctp-for-vb.aspxMany of the little features are in VB Orcas as of June (no need to wait till Beta 2) (1) Lambda functions are in. Dim f = Function(x As Int32) x + 1 Dim y = f(2) &#39; y now equals 3 (2) nullable type support This includes declaration of nullable typesenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://msmvps.com/blogs/bill/archive/2007/07/09/what-s-new-in-june-orcas-ctp-for-vb.aspx#1012706Mon, 09 Jul 2007 21:24:48 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1012706Roger Jennings<p>There's more info on VB 9.0 lambda functions in LINQ method call syntax and a link to this post here: <a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://oakleafblog.blogspot.com/2007/07/orcas-and-entity-framework-june-2007.html">oakleafblog.blogspot.com/.../orcas-and-entity-framework-june-2007.html</a></p> <p>--rj</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1012706" width="1" height="1">