Microsoft Linq is "Language Integrated Query" tool for programmers.
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Advantages of Microsoft Linq:
- attempts to get rid of some of problems with using SQL in programs
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Disadvantages Of Microsoft Linq:
- muddies the waters (relational model confused and reinvented again)
- can't be used outside .Net?
- LINQ to SQL is an object-relational mapping (ORM) framework instead of doing relational properly..sigh