We find LINQ and CLR to be extremely interesting innovations that enable flexible options -- in combination with stored procedures/SQL -- to solve more problems fast. SQL is mature, LINQ and CLR are just getting started, so give them a chance, and a try...

Hi, I've been through a lot of platforms, and .NET/ASP.NET beats them all -- well, ehem, the Ajax Toolkit needs some help ... Keep up the good work :-) R