How to use .NET 3.x features in .NET 2.0 (Visual Studio 2008)

Question

You're stuck with targeting .NET 2.0 in Visual Studio 2008, but you'd like to use all the latest goodness from .NET 3.x features, like:

• LINQ
• Extension Methods
• Lambdas

What can one do to enable this awesomeness?

EDIT: I had not originally found the post: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/173080/c-net-3-0-3-5-features-in-2-0-using-visual-studio-2008. Go there for an answer.

Answer 1

How to Use .NET 3.5 Features and C# 3.0 Syntax in .NET 2.0?

Also, at Stackoverflow: C# .NET 3.0/3.5 features in 2.0 using Visual Studio 2008

Answer 2

.NET 3.x features are built upon 2.0. Have you tried adding System.Core as a reference?

Answer 3

Convince your employer to update and allow you to target 3.5. Other than that your out of luck i think,

Answer 4

Extension methods and lambda expressions, at least, are available when targeting .NET 2.0 - see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/173080/c-net-3-0-3-5-features-in-2-0-using-visual-studio-2008.