Traditionally, software systems used different methods of accessing data from different datastores. For example, in order to access data from relational databases, flat files, and XML files, developers needed to learn and master different object models. These object models were often totally different from each other in terms of usage syntax and underlying philosophy. Beginning with the .NET Framework 3.5, Microsoft introduced Language Integrated Query (LINQ) technology that simplifies the hassle involved while consuming different sources of data. LINQ comes in three main flavors: ...
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