LINQ to SQL...

... is an object-relational mapping (ORM) framework that allows the direct 1-1 mapping of a Microsoft SQL Server database to .NET classes, and query of the resulting objects using LINQ..

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Introducing LINQ to Relational Data
Learn more about using LINQ against a Relational database with LINQ to Entities (ADO.NET Entity Framework) and LINQ to SQL.

LINQ to SQL: .NET Language-Integrated Query for Relational Data
LINQ to SQL provides a basic runtime infrastructure for managing relational data as objects without losing the ability to query.

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MVC + Code-First + Azure Part 2: Deployment
The information in this post is out of date. Visit msdn.com/data/ef for the latest information on c... more
Thursday, Apr 14 dpblogs

MVC + Code-First + Azure Part 1: Local Development
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Wednesday, Apr 13 dpblogs

Data Access Guidance
When considering how your application will connect to a data source, there’s a variety of tech... more
Wednesday, Sep 29 dpblogs

Update on LINQ to SQL and LINQ to Entities Roadmap
Since the release of LINQ to SQL and the Entity Framework, many questions have been raised about the... more
Wednesday, Oct 29 dpblogs

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