LINQ Compilation

gistfile1.txt

//data source
string[] names = { "ByteBlast", "Shockwave2", "Salmoneus", "Banksy" };

//query syntax
var names1 =
    from name in names
    where name.StartsWith("B")
    select name;

//compiler translates the above into :- 
var names2 =
    names.Where(name => name.StartsWith("B"))
         .Select(name => name);

//the select is actually known as a "degenerate select"
//the compiler removes it too :- 
var names3 =
    names.Where(name => name.StartsWith("B"));

//in turn, names3 is converted to :- 
var names4 = 
    Enumerable.Where(names, name => name.StartsWith("B"));