>I guess it'd be even funnier if I posted some more examples, in that case? ;-)
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>Lets just leave it and focus on the other issue, dLinq et al.
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>Darn, I was locked and loaded...but sure, that's fine. ;)
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>Actually, I'd be happy to talk about Linq to SQL (dLinq is actually the 'old' name). Implementing the newer T-SQL '05 language features within the LINQ to SQL constructs comes to mind. More later...
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I have to admit Linq syntax still seems surreal to me, with the FROM clause preceding the SELECT clause. Yes, I know it's to enable Intellisense in the SELECT clause, and to the extent that it encourages developers to select the fields they really need instead of SELECT *, that's a good thing. It's just that the "old" syntax is so ingrained in me it feels like muscle memory.

SELECT [field1], .... [fieldN] ;
FROM [table1], .... [tableN] ;
WHERE [condition1] .... [conditionN] ;
INTO whatever

That's the way God intended it <g>.

If this is my biggest hurdle in learning Linq I will be very fortunate. It just looks weird, that's all.