Visual Basic 2015 Unleashed

Introducing LINQ to SQL

LINQ to SQL is an object relational mapping engine for Microsoft SQL Server databases. In has been the first built-in LINQ provider for SQL Server when LINQ first shipped in the .NET Framework 3.5, offering not only the capability of querying data (as instead LINQ to DataSet is limited to) but also a complete infrastructure for manipulating data, including connections, queries, and CRUD (Create/Read/Update/Delete) operations. LINQ to SQL is another layer in the data access architecture, but it is responsible for everything starting from opening the connection until closing. One of the advantages from LINQ to SQL is that you will query your data using the usual LINQ syntax thanks to the unified programming model offered ...