Finally! Native Left & Right Joins in .NET 10 LINQ

In this video, we explore the long-awaited update in .NET 10: LINQ finally supports Left and Right Outer Joins as first-class operators. I’ll show you how to implement these joins using the new Method Syntax and compare it with the traditional Query Syntax handling.
We will walk through a code demo using Student and Department datasets to visualise exactly how inner and outer tables match up. You will also learn how to handle potential null values and avoid Object reference not set to an instance of an object errors using the null coalescing operator,.
In this tutorial, you will learn:
• The .NET 10 Update: How LINQ now treats Left and Right Joins as distinct methods.
• Left Join Implementation: Keeping everything from the outer (left) table and matching with the inner (right) table.
• Right Join Implementation: Swapping the focus to keep everything from the right sequence
• Syntax Comparison: Why C# Query Syntax still relies on DefaultIfEmpty while Method Syntax gets the new keywords
• Error Handling: Troubleshooting and fixing null reference exceptions when data matches are missing.

Prerequisite & Related Tutorials This video builds on previous LINQ concepts. If you are new to joining data in C#, I strongly suggest watching these demos first to understand the fundamentals,:
• Master LINQ Joins (Inner Joins):    • LINQ Join Explained in .NET 10 | Inner Joi...  
• Understand Group Joins:    • LINQ GroupJoin Explained in C# | Master jo...  

Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction to .NET 10 LINQ Updates
1:10 - Implementing Left Join (Method Syntax)
3:50 - Handling Null Values & Exceptions
6:13 - Query Syntax vs. Method Syntax
7:45 - Implementing Right Join
10:40 - Right Join in Query Syntax

Source Code: https://github.com/harshitdynamite/LI...

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