Get first employee with salary > 80000?

Short answer: var highPaid = employees.FirstOrDefault(e => e.Salary > 80000); var highPaid = employees.FirstOrDefault(e => e.Salary > 80000); var highPaid = employees.FirstOrDefault(e => e.Salary > 80000); var highPaid = employees.FirstOrDefault(e => e.Salary > 80000); var highPaid = employees.FirstOrDefault(e => e.Salary > 80000); var highPaid = employees.FirstOrDefault(e => e.Salary > 80000); var highPaid =…

Explain a bit more

employees.FirstOrDefault(e => e.Salary > 80000); var highPaid = employees.FirstOrDefault(e => e.Salary > 80000);

Example code

var highPaid = employees.FirstOrDefault(e => e.Salary > 80000); var highPaid = employees.FirstOrDefault(e => e.Salary > 80000); var highPaid = employees.FirstOrDefault(e => e.Salary > 80000); var highPaid = employees.FirstOrDefault(e => e.Salary > 80000); var highPaid = employees.FirstOrDefault(e => e.Salary > 80000); var highPaid = employees.FirstOrDefault(e => e.Salary > 80000); var highPaid = employees.FirstOrDefault(e => e.Salary > 80000); var highPaid = employees.FirstOrDefault(e => e.Salary > 80000);

Real-world example (ShopNest)

ShopNest uses LINQ to query orders: filter by date, project to a summary DTO, and order by total—readable C# that becomes SQL under EF Core.

Say this in the interview

1. Define — one clear sentence (the short answer above).
2. Example — relate it to a project like ShopNest or your real work.
3. Trade-off — when you would not use it.