The best replacement for linq is sql.

The best alternatives to linq are rated as following:
★★★★★  sql
★★★★  entity framework
★★★  ado.net
★★★  stored procedures
★★  nhibernate
★★  foreach
★★  ado
★★  clause
★  lambda
★  where
★  stored procedure
★  foreach performance
★  xpath
★  dataset
★  condition in where clause
  for loop
  plinq
  datasets
  caml
  storedprocedure
  activerecord
  foreach statement
  lambda expression
  hql
  ef

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Speaking about linq, one probably shouldn't forget about xml.

Other search terms related to linq and their ratings are:
★★★★★ xml
★★★★★ datatable
★★★★ dataset
★★★ entity framework
★★ stored procedures
★★ join
★★ multiple where
★★ dbml
★ multiple joins
★ lambda
★ dbml file
★ foreach
★ xml in c#
★ ienumerable
datasets
sqlite
nhibernate
edmx
datatables
nolock
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