The Great Linq

Where(prototype)

Just something I decided to try cobbling together tonight. Didn't take more than a few minutes, trying to type quietly (didn't want to wake anyone). It allows you to do things like: var q = db.Customers.Where( new Customer { CustomerID = "EASTC" }); Basically,

Encapsulation and LINQ to SQL

In my last post I rendered some opinions on how to approach using LINQ to SQL in an encapsulated manner.  In response, several folks requested I put together some more concrete examples.  I have now done so.  Pardon the high code-to-text

LINQ and 3-Tier Dogma

One of the most frequent questions we've received about LINQ to SQL deals with fitting it into the classic three-tiered scenario. That is: Presentation --- Logic --- Data I know someone somewhere is going to accuse me of heresy for what I'm about to state,