PLINQ: Parallel LINQ
Oh heck, I just got use to SQL, as in the Sequential Query Language, then LINQ came along and now there is Parallel LINQ. Can I use LINQ in WebMatrix?
And as it functions, LINQ and Parallel LINQ works well, except that now the complexity level of software has risen again. If I am a program manager, how do I know whether to use LINQ or PLINQ, or the other numerous object oriented languages. If I am a professor how do I decide what to teach?
Think about this scenario:
- An insurance company has massive amounts of COBOL running their applications
- The insurance company has been moving their data to SQL servers, having trained COBOL programmers to the use of SQL Procedural approach over a few years
- LINQ shows up a few years ago, and now the COBOL programmers, who are not used to object oriented programming has to upgrade to object oriented programming
- PLINQ offers a way to easily utilize the data on the client and web browsers
Wow.
LINQ Queries (isn’t that using Query twice?) Can be used alongside non-LINQ queries in existing projects that target .NET Framework 3.5 or later.
- For a general introduction to LINQ: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb397897.aspx
- LINQ in C#: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb397906.aspx
What about making efficient use of the multiple cores on laptops, servers and desktops, this is where the Parallel LINQ comes into play:
- Introduction to PLINQ: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd997425.aspx
- Links to PLINQ subjects