what is the difference between LINQ and ADO.net

ado.net, linq

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Linq is a language feature (Language INtegrated Query) that allows for querying of objects. It is often conflated with Linq to Sql, which is a series of extension methods and other code that allows querying of a Sql Server database using Linq statements.

You can write a Linq provider to query any kind of datasource, for example, there is a Linq to Amazon provider that allows you to retrieve results from Amazon's public API.

ADO.Net is series of technologies for retrieving data, I suggest starting here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADO.NET

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