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30 January 2011 14:12

Entity framework support for table valued functions and thus full text

One of my most popular posts with over 10, 000 hits is how to enable full text when using LINQ to SQL http://sqlblogcasts.com/blogs/simons/archive/2008/12/18/LINQ-to-SQL---Enabling-Fulltext-searching.aspx , core to this is the use of a table valued function...
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18 December 2008 10:52

LINQ to SQL - Enabling Fulltext searching

LINQ to SQL allows you write your data access statements in your .Net code in LINQ which is then translated into SQL. LINQ supports many of the same constructs, predicates of SQL however some aren't supported. One set of predicates that aren't...
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19 November 2008 01:00

LINQ to SQL – Abtsracting your database.

One of the arguments often put forward against the use of any (Object Relational Mapping) ORM, whether LINQ 2 SQL or the others available, is the proliferation of Adhoc SQL within your application code. ( http://sqlblogcasts.com/blogs/simons/archive/2008...
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16 November 2008 00:16

Whats the score with LINQ to SQL?

LINQ to SQL (and any ORM for that matter) has the marmite factor. You either love it or hate it. Whats more many of those that hate it haven't tried it. In many cases the hate it crowd are making a decision based on previous experience with systems...
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25 March 2008 17:09

LINQ to SQL Gotchas - Using Stored procedures

I'm currently on the "I like LINQ to SQL" side of the fence. I think it is very much a marmite question, you love it our you hate it. But importantly you often hate it even if you haven't tried it. I've been digging around with LINQ...
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