EF7 already introduced Raw SQL queries for scalar types, however, in EF8, raw SQL queries can now return any mappable CLR type not included in the Entity Framework model.

"For EF Core 6.0, we concentrated on improving the performance of non-tracking queries, achieving a very significant speedup and making EF Core comparable to raw SQL queries using Dapper," said an ...

However, a raw SQL query that used the Preceding keyword (not available in LINQ), gave a very snappy response. I love LINQ. I love Entity Framework. You're still going to need SQL. Posted by Peter ...

SAN MATEO, Calif., Sept. 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rockset, the serverless search and analytics company that enables SQL on NoSQL data, today announced the capability to analyze raw events from ...