>I heard rumors that the whole 'linq to sql dead' issue came about due to a power struggle internally in MSFT. The entity framework won out in that one supposedly. I've heard both pros and cons from both sides. It will be interesting to see if there is enough usage out there and rucus created by the killing off of it to stop it from happening...
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>The reason why L2S became so popular is very similar to the reason why there are still so many VFP developers. Sure L2S doesn't do "everything" but it does data quite well. Apart from in books and presentations, few people actually need to do everything all at once.
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>FWIW there was a time when the family car was going to be able to fly, swim and do everything at once, but common sense intervened more quickly than seems to happen in IT.
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I don't know if you have the answer, but I've been kind of wondering. Even VFP used pretty much standard sql syntax. Why was it changed around in Linq instead of just sticking with the syntax that people using VFP or SQL Server already knew. Was it strictly for the sake of the compiler?