To put it very simply, Language-Integrated Query or LINQ is another way to query data using native code. It adds native querying capability to .NET languages. You may ask “what is the need of another ...
Complex queries can be solved with a combination of simpler LINQ queries, anonymous objects and the Group/By/Into clauses. Using Group/By/Into will also give you the best possible performance for ...
In the bad old days (before LINQ), I used to concatenate together SQL statements. That left me open to SQL injection attacks, of course, but it was so convenient: I could dynamically put together ...