Friday, December 07, 2007 - Posts

posted Friday, December 07, 2007 7:41 AM by mtaulty :: 0 Comments

Video: SQL 2008 and Change Tracking

Short video on working with change tracking in SQL Server 2008. Hover near the bottom of the player for controls. Double-Click the player for full-screen. I don't have a downloadable version at the time of writing so will update the post later when I Read More

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posted Friday, December 07, 2007 2:19 AM by mtaulty :: 0 Comments

LINQ to [SQL/Entities] and Query Hints

You can't use Query Hints directly from LINQ to [SQL/Entities]. I guess if they'd wanted to include query hints then you'd have to have a bunch of custom functions added to the particular API that performed the hinting and that'd probably start to look Read More
posted Friday, December 07, 2007 2:16 AM by mtaulty :: 0 Comments

LINQ to [SQL/Entities]

I've encountered this strange piece of logic a few times now; Feedback: I really like LINQ to [SQL/Entities] but it generates dynamic SQL and I don't like dynamic SQL. Response: Ok, why not use stored procedures from LINQ to [SQL/Entities] and then you Read More

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posted Friday, December 07, 2007 1:08 AM by mtaulty :: 1 Comments

Entity Framework Providers Update

I hadn't noticed the press release which accompanied the release of ADO.NET Entity Framework Beta 3 yesterday. There's an update in there around which (other database) providers will be available within 3 months of RTM and also within 2008. Most databases Read More

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