Visual Studio Magazine

Speed O/R Mapping with LINQ to SQL: Table 1: Compare LINQ to SQL and Entity Framework.

LINQ to SQL and Entity Framework (EF) are both object/relational mapping (O/RM) tools for .NET, so it's not surprising that they share many common features. This table compares the most significant ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Speed O/R Mapping with LINQ to SQL -- Visual Studio Magazine

TECHNOLOGY TOOLBOX: VS 2008 [Express] SP-1, VB.NET 9.0, C# 3.0, SQL Server 2005/2008, ASP.NET LINQ to SQL celebrated its first anniversary on Nov. 11, 2008. As Microsoft's first object/relational ...
TechRepublic

Passing table valued parameters in SQL Server 2008

SQL Server 2008 introduces the ability to pass a table data type into stored procedures and functions. The table parameter feature can greatly ease the development process because you no longer need ...
InfoWorld

SQL unleashed: 9 ways to speed up your SQL queries

A common SQL habit is to use SELECT * on a query, because it’s tedious to list all the columns you need. Plus, sometimes those columns may change over time, so why not just do things the easy way? But ...