C#'s greatest mistakes

[Adam D. Ruppe]

Nick Sabalausky wrote:
> I haven't actually used LINQ, but I've never understood the
> appeal of it versus an object API that gets rid of SQL in
> user code entirely.

I'm on the other side... why bother getting rid of SQL at all?
Well, I can see the appeal, but I've never seen a system that
lived up to the promises. Avoiding writing SQL tends to be
more trouble than it's worth if you ask me.