On 21/06/10 14:30, Publius Maximus wrote: > >> Pre-compiled queries defined on the server side are faster because the >> server does not have to do the pre-compilation step on the run. That's all. >> > Right, and if the server gets code in nearly executable form, that is > also faster than receiving it as text and having to go through > parsing/AST generation phase before any planning or execution. >
Don't really follow you here. The server may not have to parse before the execution, but the client will have to do it, all you do here is shift the load from the server to the client. > >> Is then linq addressed to very specific multicore and distributed >> computing needs, and the rest of us mortals may just dismiss it and save >> the time of learning yet another complicated way of doing the same thing >> we've been doing for years? >> > Grrr. You can fossilize if you like, I prefer to learn the latest > technologies and keep up with the advanced concepts behind them. :) > > Mmmhh... I prefer to learn the latest technologies that make my work better/easier/enjoyable. If the latest technologies seem to give me no *real* benefit (save for a feeling of being in the cutting edge) I'd rather spend my time in other ways. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.

