To be fair, 99% of linq usage is method chaining syntax, not query syntax
Its even in the name. What do you mean by "method chaining is linq" ?
Giant majority of ppl refers to this when talking about LINQ.
But yea, it is LINQ method chaining.
SQL like syntax is LINQ query syntax
You mean like fluent interface? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluent_interface
What does this have to do with LINQ or C#. I remember doing 'method chaining' in 1990s .
Various names, same concept.
"fluent interface is an object-oriented API whose design relies extensively on method chaining."
>What does this have to do with LINQ or C#.
Check the name of the namespace where all those APIs like Where, GroupBy, etc. are implemented, it is "System.Linq"
So thats why majority of ppl think about them when talking about LINQ.
Query syntax has like less than 1% of the "market share" versus method chaining style
// Method syntax
var evenNumbers = numbers.Where(num => num % 2 == 0).OrderBy(n => n);
// Query syntax
var evenNumbers = from num in numbers
where num % 2 == 0
orderby num
select num;