I tend to use the query syntax a lot for this exact reason.

It would be even better if it supported exposing pattern matching variables and null safety annotations from where clauses to the following operations but I guess it's hard to translate it to methods.

Something like this:

  from x in xs
  where x is { Y: { } y }
  select y.z

Another feature I'd like to see is standalone `where` without needing to add `select` after it like in VB.net.