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LINQ has been quite a successful, but also controversial addition to the .NET ecosystem. Many people are looking for a comparable solution in the Java world. To better understand what a comparable solution could be, let’s have a look at the main problem that LINQ solves:
Query languages are often declarative programming languages with many keywords. They offer few control-flow elements, yet they are highly descriptive. The most popular query language is SQL, the ISO/IEC standardised Structured Query Language, mostly used for relational databases.
Declarative programming means that programmers do not explicitly phrase out their algorithms. Instead, they describe the result they would like to obtain, leaving algorithmic calculus to their implementing systems. Some databases have become very good at interpreting large SQL statements, applying SQL language transformation rules based on language syntax and metadata. An interesting read is Tom Kyte’s metadata matters, hinting at the incredible effort that has been put into Oracle’s Cost-Based Optimiser. Similar papers can be found for SQL Server, DB2 and other leading RDBMS.
Source : http://www.javacodegeeks.com/2013/07/linq-and-java.html
